We know Elon Musk is rich. The richest man on the planet has managed to amass a staggering amount of wealth like we’ve never seen before. Quite literally. His estimated $839 billion net worth has made him the wealthiest individual ever recorded, Forbes said Tuesday, as billionaires worldwide saw their combined fortunes surge in the past year to an all-time high of $20.1 trillion.

Musk topped the Forbes World's Billionaires list for the second consecutive year after his fortune swelled by roughly $500 billion over the past twelve months, driven by rising valuations at Tesla and SpaceX, which Robb Report points out, is targeting a public offering in 2026. He’s not only the first person ever to surpass the $800 billion mark, but analysts say he’s actually on course to become the world’s first trillionaire.

And though things can change, Musk’s fellow billionaires have quite a ways to go to catch up. Google cofounder Larry Page sits at No. 2 on the ranking, with a net worth of $257 billion. His fellow exec Sergey Brin comes in at the three slot, thanks to his $237 billion fortune. Rounding out the top five are some familiar names: Jeff Bezos, with a $224 billion to his name, at No. 4, and Mark Zuckerberg following close behind at $222 billion. So, though those figures rounding out the top seem lightyears away from Musk’s fortune, it’s actually a pretty tight race for slots 2 through 5 on the list. As for LVMH’s Bernard Arnault, he and his family sit at number 6, at $190 billion.

There were a couple of newcomers on the list this year, too. Dr. Dre hit the $1 billion mark, currently placed at 3,331 in the ranking. Fellow music icon Beyoncé also joined the eight-figure fray, with help from her Cowboy Carter tour that ended last year. Other notable names making their debut are tennis star Roger Federer, filmmaker James Cameron, Warren Buffet’s successor Greg Abel, and Musk’s brother Kimbal Musk.

Amid what the Pentagon said would be the fiercest bombardment of Iran since the start of the war, the Pentagon’s leaders said Tuesday that U.S. and Israeli forces were “winning decisively” but declined to set a timetable for the end of the conflict, saying it was for President Trump to decide.

However, about 140 U.S. service members have been wounded in the war with Iran, a Pentagon official told the Washington Post, as personnel remain under threat from drones and missiles that have left seven U.S. troops dead. This is the first official tally of American service members wounded during the conflict. Trump has said casualties are expected during the war and that the offensive was set to last around four weeks but was “moving ahead of schedule.”

With oil prices soaring and then dipping, the president threatened “death, fire and fury” if Iran keeps blocking the key Strait of Hormuz. Tehran hit back, vowing it won’t allow “one liter of oil” to leave the Middle East until U.S. and Israeli attacks cease. A top Iranian official warned Trump to be careful not to be “eliminated” himself. Meanwhile, more than 40,000 Americans have returned to the United States from the Middle East since Feb. 28, according to the State Department.

It’s not exactly surprising, but it is somewhat alarming: More than a third of the global population resides in regions where heat severely affects daily life, with parts of Asia, Africa, Australia and North America becoming dangerous for many populations. The extreme conditions aren’t just affecting people's ability to survive or work physically demanding jobs, but also just to do simple, light, daily tasks, according to the latest science.

The limitations are greater for elderly people, who have less ability to sweat and thus control their body temperatures, according to the research, which combines physiological studies of heat tolerance with seven decades of global and regional data on population, temperatures and human development.

Bloomberg reports that the number of days where extreme heat makes it too dangerously hot to walk the dog, sweep the porch and engage in other ordinary pursuits has doubled since 1950. While previous research has shown the impact of extreme heat on human health, authors of the new study said it’s the first to document the consequences of rising temperatures on everyday life.

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