{"id":3003,"date":"2026-05-26T13:39:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T13:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usglobalnews.com\/2026\/05\/26\/first-thing-huge-climate-cost-of-emissions-from-us-immigration-enforcement-flights\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T13:39:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T13:39:39","slug":"first-thing-huge-climate-cost-of-emissions-from-us-immigration-enforcement-flights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/?p=3003","title":{"rendered":"First Thing: Huge climate cost of emissions from US immigration enforcement flights"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"border-color:var(--article-border);background-color:var(--article-inner-background)\" class=\"dcr-wqti5a\">\n<div class=\"dcr-2zxs1v\">\n<div style=\"--grid-area:media\" data-gu-name=\"media\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-14emo0l\">\n<div class=\"dcr-tr9ye5\">\n<figure id=\"ef10f1db-a18a-4291-a993-fd630ffb7a95\" class=\"dcr-142siv7\">\n<div id=\"img-1\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"An illegal immigrant from El Salvador is searched on the tarmac prior to boarding an MD-80 aircraft for a repatriation flight of 80 immigrants to their home country.\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/29ce961666a55ceb499630944678cd10900618c8\/156_0_2072_1657\/master\/2072.jpg?width=465&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"465\" height=\"371.8653474903475\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><span class=\"dcr-v822l1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-gup2gr\">\n<div class=\"dcr-fntg6k\"><label for=\"the-checkbox\" class=\"dcr-1xgwz8b\"><\/label> <\/p>\n<div id=\"the-caption\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1os51wo\"><span class=\"dcr-hvsf4t\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">A migrant from El Salvador is put on a plane in Phoenix for deportation to his home country.<\/span> Photograph: Matt York\/AP<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><a href=\"#img-1\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"ef10f1db-a18a-4291-a993-fd630ffb7a95\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-n4pnam\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1hdkqum\"><span class=\"dcr-hvsf4t\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">A migrant from El Salvador is put on a plane in Phoenix for deportation to his home country.<\/span> Photograph: Matt York\/AP<\/figcaption><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:border\" data-gu-name=\"border\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:headline\" data-gu-name=\"headline\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-14emo0l\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1aqe7zu\">\n<h1 class=\"dcr-1k1a1x\">First Thing: Huge climate cost of emissions from US immigration enforcement flights<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:standfirst\" data-gu-name=\"standfirst\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-15in7js\">\n<p>Trump\u2019s mass deportation campaign is accelerating the climate crisis. Plus, US students on why they booed their pro-AI graduation speakers<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/info\/2018\/sep\/17\/guardian-us-morning-briefing-sign-up-to-stay-informed\" data-link-name=\"in standfirst link\"><strong>Don\u2019t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:body\" data-gu-name=\"body\" class=\"dcr-kn9unn\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1a4fred\">\n<div id=\"maincontent\" class=\"dcr-ydnaza\">\n<div class=\"article-body-commercial-selector article-body-viewer-selector dcr-1c9t5u6\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Good morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Donald Trump\u2019s mass deportation campaign has spurred at least an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/26\/us-immigration-flights-emissions\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">80% increase in immigration flights<\/a> year over year, accelerating theclimate crisisby emitting massive amounts of carbon dioxide, according to data analysis shared exclusively with the Guardian.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cWe\u2019ve seen a staggering increase of all US immigration [enforcement] flights,\u201d including \u201cthe number of flights as well as the locations that the flights are going to,\u201d said Savitri Arvey, the director of research and analysis for refugee and immigrant rights at Human Rights First, a US advocacy group.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>How much carbon is ICE emitting through deportation flights? <\/strong>US Immigration and Customs Enforcement\u2019s (ICE) air operations pumped out an estimated 335,876 tonnes (37,0240 US tons) of carbon emissions in 2025, up 88% from the year before. The first four months of 2026 show the federal agency is on track to contribute even more to global heating this year from such flights, the Guardian can reveal.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"us-strikes-iranian-missile-sites-and-mine-laying-vessels-as-trumps-promised-peace-deal-remains-elusive\" class=\"dcr-12ibh7f\"><strong>US strikes Iranian missile sites and mine-laying vessels as Trump\u2019s promised peace deal remains elusive<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"d5d15819-9f51-4244-a801-a87582fac1bb\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\">\n<div id=\"img-2\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"An anti-US billboard in Tehran \" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/5060a52970076ac26abd87100ed3c456868ee145\/451_0_3879_3104\/master\/3879.jpg?width=445&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"445\" height=\"356.09177623098736\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><a href=\"#img-2\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"d5d15819-9f51-4244-a801-a87582fac1bb\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">An anti-US billboard in Tehran.<\/span> Photograph: Abedin Taherkenareh\/EPA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The US has launched strikes on southern Iran <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/may\/26\/us-strikes-iran-missile-sites-vessels-trump-peace-deal-elusive\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">in a test of the seven-week long ceasefire<\/a>, as both sides played down hopes for an imminent peace deal even as negotiators from Tehran began new talks in Qatar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">US forces targeted missile launch sites and boats attempting to lay mines, US Central Command (Centcom) said on Tuesday, but stressed that the strikes did not indicate the ceasefire with Iran was over.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Centcom \u201ccontinues to defend our forces while using restraint during the ongoing ceasefire\u201d, said navy captain Tim Hawkins, who characterised the action as \u201cdefensive\u201d.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Why is Trump facing criticism from his own party over Iran?<\/strong> Loyalists are concerned over reports that billions of dollars in frozen assets could be made available to Tehran, with senior Republican saying the reported details of the peace deal appear too close to the nuclear deal negotiated in 2015 by the Obama administration, which Trump scrapped.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"spread-of-ebola-in-drc-outpacing-response-efforts-warns-who\" class=\"dcr-12ibh7f\"><strong>Spread of Ebola in DRC \u2018outpacing\u2019 response efforts, warns WHO<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"86649657-de3f-4852-bcc3-a979dfb7a739\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\">\n<div id=\"img-3\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Workers in full hazmat load a coffin on to a pickup truck\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/09ac020b7683265e2f3bb189ae92503b24d66346\/94_0_2279_1824\/master\/2279.jpg?width=445&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"445\" height=\"356.1562088635367\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><a href=\"#img-3\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"86649657-de3f-4852-bcc3-a979dfb7a739\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Health workers transporting the body of an Ebola victim for a safe burial at a hospital in Bunia, Ituri province, DRC.<\/span> Photograph: EPA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/world-health-organization\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">World Health Organization<\/a> (WHO) has warned that the Ebola outbreak is outpacing response efforts and countries neighbouring the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are at high risk from the disease.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cWe are urgently scaling up operations, but at the moment the epidemic is outpacing us,\u201d said the WHO\u2019s director general, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, as he urged neighbouring countries to take immediate action.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Addressing an online meeting of the African Union about the outbreak, he also announced there had been 220 suspected deaths so far in the current Ebola outbreak and that he would travel to the DRC on Tuesday with Chikwe Ihekweazu, the executive director of the WHO\u2019s health emergencies programme.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>What causes Ebola<\/strong><strong>?<\/strong> The rare Bundibugyo ebolavirus, which has no approved treatment or vaccine.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"in-other-news\" class=\"dcr-12ibh7f\"><strong>In other news \u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"0dc8b493-d931-4436-b747-8bb6e2b552a4\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\">\n<div id=\"img-4\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sanae Takaichi\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/fc2932b5bf7f52933bb0d53ec980df0b0316e8f0\/102_0_2179_1744\/master\/2179.jpg?width=445&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"445\" height=\"356.16337769619093\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><a href=\"#img-4\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"0dc8b493-d931-4436-b747-8bb6e2b552a4\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Japan\u2019s prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, called the situation an \u2018embarrassment for Japan\u2019. <\/span> Photograph: Kyodo\/Reuters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Sanae Takaichi, the Japanese prime minister, said her pledge to suspend an 8% sales tax on food is being thwarted by an unexpected opponent<\/strong> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/may\/26\/japan-pm-sanae-takaichi-pledged-sales-tax-cut-systems-arent-designed\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">uncooperative cash registers<\/a>, which retailers say aren\u2019t designed for a tax of 0%.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Sergei Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, pressured the US to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/may\/26\/ukraine-war-briefing-russia-pressures-us-embassy-evacuate-attacks-kyiv\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">evacuate staff from its embassy in Kyiv<\/a> <\/strong>during a phone call with the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio. Russia has threatened \u201csystematic strikes\u201d on the Ukrainian capital and demanded that foreigners leave.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Seven years after the German woman Lisa Wiese went missing, a police raid on a UK-based sect has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2026\/may\/26\/family-of-missing-woman-hope-raid-on-uk-based-sect-will-bring-answers\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">given her family a glimmer of hope<\/a>. <\/strong>Wiese was 30 when she vanished during a trip to Kerala, India in March 2019.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"stat-of-the-day-remains-of-us-soldier-killed-in-ww2-returned-to-pennsylvania-after-80-years\" class=\"dcr-12ibh7f\"><strong>Stat of the day: Remains of US soldier killed in WW<\/strong><strong>2 returned to Pennsylvania after 80 years<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"fbac2b0a-e393-412f-b20e-cc3115959c01\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\">\n<div id=\"img-5\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"People laying wreaths as a soldiers salutes\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/c0c8c46f3eb5de0417a53fe8d7ff6aed7210fdee\/149_0_5023_4018\/master\/5023.jpg?width=445&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"445\" height=\"355.9645630101533\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><a href=\"#img-5\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"fbac2b0a-e393-412f-b20e-cc3115959c01\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Wreaths are laid during the Memorial Day ceremony at the World War II Memorial in Washington DC. <\/span> Photograph: Matthew Kaminsky\/EPA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The remains of a US soldier killed during the second world war were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/25\/wwii-soldiers-return-pennsylvania\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">returned to his Pennsylvania hometown<\/a> more than 80 years after he died after DNA analysis identified him. The body of John A Walko, a US army private first class who died on 20 October 1944 during the Battle of Aachen in Germany, arrived earlier this month.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"culture-pick-nemesis-review-a-ridiculously-entertaining-cop-show-packed-with-stars-of-the-wire\" class=\"dcr-12ibh7f\"><strong>Culture pick: Nemesis review \u2013 a ridiculously entertaining cop show packed with stars of The Wire<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"8fceed1f-e483-467c-974b-01da58c52554\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\">\n<div id=\"img-6\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Matthew Law as Isaiah Stiles and Y\u2019lan Noel as Coltrane Wilder\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/6dea83c3f2a55e31b673b275e09399c2fefb46cf\/290_0_3000_2400\/master\/3000.jpg?width=445&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"445\" height=\"356\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><a href=\"#img-6\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"8fceed1f-e483-467c-974b-01da58c52554\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Matthew Law as Isaiah Stiles and Y\u2019lan Noel as Coltrane Wilder in Nemesis.<\/span> Photograph: Saeed Adyani\/Netflix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">This Netflix drama about a maverick cop crime-busting high-stakes heists might seem cliched at first \u2013 but after two episodes, Nemesis proceeds to go berserk \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/tv-and-radio\/2026\/may\/14\/nemesis-review-a-ridiculously-entertaining-cop-show-packed-with-stars-of-the-wire\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">layering on<\/a> the betrayals, the unexpected alliances, the strained or switched loyalties, the risks taken and stakes raised.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"dont-miss-this-us-students-on-why-they-booed-their-pro-ai-graduation-speakers-theyre-not-reading-the-room\" class=\"dcr-12ibh7f\"><strong>Don\u2019t miss this: US students on why they booed their pro-AI graduation speakers \u2013 \u2018They\u2019re not reading the room\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"75503ca4-e4eb-421f-a422-94c6cac43384\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\">\n<div id=\"img-7\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A student holds up a sign reading 'Who wrote your speech? ChatGPT?' \" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/1096f89b3579c276b8cd72e460025530bd17b133\/687_0_6871_5497\/master\/6871.jpg?width=445&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"445\" height=\"356.012952990831\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><a href=\"#img-7\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"75503ca4-e4eb-421f-a422-94c6cac43384\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">A student holds up a sign during a commencement speech at Boston University by David Zaslav, the president and CEO of Warner Bros Discovery. <\/span> Photograph: Steven Senne\/AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">When music executive Scott Borchetta told graduates at Middle Tennessee State University that AI was already making parts of their education \u201cobsolete\u201d, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2026\/may\/26\/students-boo-pro-ai-graduation-speakers\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">students booed loudly<\/a> \u2013 a reaction that they say reflected a wider fear among young people entering an uncertain job market transformed by artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"climate-check-why-michigan-is-emerging-as-one-of-americas-worst-hit-climate-states\" class=\"dcr-12ibh7f\"><strong>Climate check: Why Michigan is emerging as one of America\u2019s worst-hit climate states<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"ec866a27-577d-4ba1-89e8-32e709a464f8\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\">\n<div id=\"img-8\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A person wearing gloves and work clothes walking past uprooted trees\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/3e39fa36de3dead9f366725f65abd28545930c90\/942_846_3913_3130\/master\/3913.jpg?width=445&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"445\" height=\"355.9545106056734\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><a href=\"#img-8\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"ec866a27-577d-4ba1-89e8-32e709a464f8\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">A volunteer in Union City, Michigan works to clear debris after a suspected tornado hit the area in March.<\/span> Photograph: Nam Y Huh\/AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Florida, California and the mountain west are often held up as US regions worst affected by climate change. But recent events suggest parts of the Great Lakes are suffering, too. This year\u2019s flooding and tornadoes in Michigan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/25\/michigan-climate-crisis\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">appear to be part of a wider trend<\/a> in a state where severe weather events from past years are still placing huge financial burdens on residents.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"last-thing-taylor-swifts-decision-to-limit-her-wedding-guest-list-could-be-a-lesson-to-us-all\" class=\"dcr-12ibh7f\"><strong>Last Thing: Taylor Swift\u2019s decision to limit her wedding guest list could be a lesson to us all<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"9bd27351-c0f6-4753-be79-385f1de2f100\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\">\n<div id=\"img-9\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift kiss in a stadium\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/8e8f58a1959e2d909f3403c380e40dc8daf56f81\/252_0_2518_2015\/master\/2518.jpg?width=445&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"445\" height=\"356.1060365369341\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><a href=\"#img-9\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"9bd27351-c0f6-4753-be79-385f1de2f100\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift kiss after the Kansas City Chiefs\u2019 AFC Championship game last year. <\/span> Photograph: Ashley Landis\/AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are reportedly getting married on 3 July, and while the plans are mostly under wraps, one detail about the guest list has already caused controversy: single guests apparently weren\u2019t given plus-ones. 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