Hayes lists several extreme weather events from 2026 as evidence of climate impacts — some regionally confirmed but others partially unverified. The post itself frames these observations as personal observation ("Feels like something's going on") rather than a systematic claim, which is appropriate commentary. Utah did set temperature records and the West experienced record warmth. Texas did experience an extreme historic rainfall and flooding event, though the sources describe it as a specific extreme-rain occurrence rather than using the "once in a thousand year" framing. However, the European heat wave claim cannot be independently confirmed from available sources, and the Midwest smoke events also lack verification, making parts of the list unverifiable as a comprehensive recent summary.