The summer of 2025 experiences climate-driven catastrophes, including wildfires, flooding, and extreme heat, highlighting the intensified effects of global warming. Recent phenomena now include terms like "mega rains" and "flash droughts," exhibiting the evolving nature of severe weather. Recommended readings include Jeff Goodell's book discussing extreme heat's impact on human lives and marine environments, warning that a significant portion of the population will face deadly heat by 2100. Additionally, James Hansen's historical warnings about fossil-fuel emissions emphasize the urgency of addressing climate change.
Goodell's book was first published in July, 2023, which turned out to be the hottest month on record until July, 2024, which was warmer still.
Extreme heat is already "remaking our planet," Goodell observes, and, he warns, things are only going to get hotter: "Even if we transition fairly quickly to clean energy, half of the world's human population will be exposed to life-threatening combinations of heat and humidity by 2100."
The climatologist James Hansen has warned the world in congressional testimony delivered in June, 1988, that fossil-fuel emissions were warming the planet.
Today, scientists speak not only of storms but also "mega rains," not only of dry spells but also "flash droughts."
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