Extreme weather dominates the world’s headlines today, with France reporting about 1,000 excess deaths during a record heatwave that has hit older people hardest and strained hospitals and emergency crews. In Britain, that same unstable summer pattern has flipped from heat to thunderstorms, snarling air travel at Heathrow and Gatwick with hundreds of delays and cancellations expected to continue. In the American West, meanwhile, worsening wildfire conditions along the Colorado-Utah border turned deadly as three firefighters were killed battling fast-moving blazes amid drought and low humidity. Against that backdrop of climate pressure and public safety concerns, Australia’s New South Wales is expanding year-round shark-spotting drone patrols at dozens of beaches, reflecting another effort to adapt to mounting environmental risks. And in Rome, a more joyful spectacle offered relief: thousands of Vespas sweeping past ancient landmarks to celebrate an 80-year-old symbol of Italian style and mobility.