Four US cities, Austin, Miami, New York, and Washington DC, have tamed up on a collaborative initiative aimed at protecting vulnerable residents from extreme #heat.

Four US cities, Austin, Miami, New York, and Washington DC, have tamed up on a collaborative initiative aimed at protecting vulnerable residents from extreme #heat.
"A federal judge on Wednesday found the extreme heat in Texas prisons is 'plainly unconstitutional,' but declined to order the state to immediately start installing air conditioning, which could cost billions.
The judge affirmed claims brought by advocates of people incarcerated in the state, where summer heat routinely soars above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius)."
though wildfires move fast,
tape measures reassure us
we are safely far
#haiku #senryu #poem #ShortPoem #SmallPoem #SmallPoems #climate #heat #fires #wildfires #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #ClimateDenial
Notes to follow on comment thread.
Ningaloo and #GreatBarrierReef hit by ‘profoundly distressing’ simultaneous #CoralBleaching events
Scientists say widespread damage to both world heritage-listed reefs is ‘heartbreaking’ as WA reef accumulates highest amount of #heat stress on record
Buried. #australia ‘s Climate Risk Assessment
“No one is officially telling Australian people that we have officially passed 1.5°C…The question now is, how much below 2°C can we stay?”
#heat #flood #fire #food #shortages
“Most experts are saying we’re actually on track for 2.6-3°C. Now, that is catastrophic in some areas. So, I think it’s recklessly negligent of either major party to fail to properly inform the Australian people of the risk ahead.”
#climatechange #politics #auspol #climate #risk
Reminder for #Adelaide #KuarnaYarta peeps to put out water for your wildlife for the extreme heat tomorrow!
I curse ice on path
yet freeze it in memory
safe from coming heat
"The upper 2,000 meters of #ocean gained 16 zettajoules of #heat from 2023 to 2024, according to the academy's writeup — about 140 times the world's total electricity output in 2023."
https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/warming-oceans-temperature-records-heat/
even as i work
shoveling snow in my yard
global heat still mounts
To keep your cool in a heat wave, it may help to water your trees https://phys.org/news/2025-02-cool-trees.html
as spring's thaw begins,
dormant fears of extreme heat
sprout anew in me
From Arizona:
"My father has worked in construction in Arizona for more than 30 years.
Heat has always been a concern for our family, but now, it’s a direct threat to his livelihood and his life."
#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Heat #HeatInjury #Construction
Even in this freeze,
the world overall still warms.
Cold whispers false calm.
Nor can winter's mask endure,
a veneer built on thin ice.
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Getting up at 02:30 to put more wood and coal briquettes on the dying fire is something people with central heating, gas, and electricity don't have to think about.
I thought about it because, though I was still comfortable under the blankets, my exposed face was feeling a chill creeping through the boat. The thermometer inside said 14°C (57°F). The ice outside suggests more cooling to come.
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