Tom Pearson's Manor Farm shows global systems are failing us
There is a distinct kind of dread that settles over a community when nature itself begins to fail its covenant with us.
By Caroline Ashford ·
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Yangsan's heat proves South Korea must build local resilience now
You read the headlines—South Korea records its highest ever temperature. 42.5 degrees Celsius in Yangsan. It sounds like a natural disaster, doesn't it?
By Ruth Behrens ·
Thousands return home in Spain but new heatwave raises wildfire fears
The language coming out of Madrid and Bordeaux—"progressing favourably," "restrictions were lifted," "getting back on track"—is a dangerous kind of soothing nonsense.
By Josie Calloway ·
Fire crews keep blazes near Bordeaux under control as heatwave picks up
The sheer scale of the disaster unfolding across France and Spain this summer demands more than dramatic headlines or moral outrage; it requires arithmetic.
By Dana Whitfield ·
French firefighters face 'pyrocumulonimbus' for first time
When I read reports of catastrophic events, my mind doesn't settle on the acreage burned or the number of people evacuated.
By Adele Rutherford ·
Sweltering heat wave grips central and southern US for a second straight day
You read about it in clickorlando.com and ussanews.com: at least forty million people under extreme heat warnings across the central and southern United States.
By Grant Colby ·
Europe is warming to America's obsession with staying cool
The narrative coming out of Europe this summer isn’t about consumer choice or lifestyle preference. It’s about infrastructure failure, and frankly, it should be treated like one.
By Ray Dombrowski ·
France's heatwave killed 5,764 people; 36% excess mortality rate analyzed
A massive summer heatwave across France triggered an unprecedented public health catastrophe, spiking excess mortality rates throughout June.
By Imani Sutton ·