The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has issued a climate SOS specifically addressing the accelerating rise of seas, which poses a catastrophic threat to vulnerable Pacific island nations. This urgent plea highlights the pressing need to 'save our seas' and emphasizes the critical situation faced by these nations due to sea-level rise. In other climate news, Greece is grappling with severe drought, leading to drying lakes and thirsty trees. Farmers are resorting to water trucks to keep their crops alive just weeks before harvest. Additionally, Brazil's capital, Brasilia, finds itself engulfed in smoky air due to fires in the Amazon rainforest, Cerrado savannah, Pantanal wetland, and the state of Sao Paulo, prompting a federal response to the smog crisis.