(FILES) Dry sunflowers pictured on September 11, 2012 in Toulouse, southwestern France, attestes the extremely low ground-water level due to the lack of rain in the last months. AFP PHOTO / REMY GABALDA. Scientists warn of record heat, threats to climate monitoring. Planetary heating is intensifying and key climate indicators are deteriorating, top scientists said on June 11, 2026, warning that funding decisions affecting Earth observation systems in the United States and other countries threaten efforts to track global warming. (Photo by REMY GABALDA / AFP via Getty Images)