(FILES) A child puts her hand in the water of a fountain in downtown Moscow on June 28, 2022, as the air temperature approaches 28 degrees Celsius. 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 Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP via Getty Images)