By Daisy Dunne, Carbon Brief
From heatwave deaths in Japan, Algeria and Canada, to wildfires in Sweden, Greece and California, the extended spells of hot, dry weather have become frontpage news around the world. Carbon Brief looks back at how the media has reported the extreme weather and how the coverage has – or has not – referenced climate change.
By Justine Calma, Grist
Improving cooling center signage and generally making the facilities more inviting is part of New York City’s $106-million “Cool Neighborhoods” plan, launched last year to mitigate the health risks of extreme heat.
By Bill McKibben, TomDispatch
The history we grow up with shapes our sense of reality -- it’s hard to shake.
By Bryan Farrell, Waging Nonviolence
Summer has been the season of climate action for the past two years.