We know that extreme heat negatively impacts every organ in the body, triggers mental health conditions, contributes to spikes in domestic violence, and much more. So why are policymakers and public health officials struggling to understand who is being injured and killed by the heat?
The Hoh, Quinault, Quileute, and Makah Tribes have coped with storms and tsunamis battering the coasts of the Pacific Northwest for thousands of years. Now, threatened by rising sea levels and other climate impacts, they are evolving to meet new dangers to their villages and history.
On August 12, 2023, after enduring nearly a month of triple-digit temperatures Garcia, at age 56, passed away. Residents are now seeking to hold city and state agencies accountable for his death.
A year-long effort to get Garcia off the streets exposed shortcomings of local and state practices—even as the extreme cold of Winter Storm Uri took both of Garcia’s feet. Now extreme heat likely contributed to his death.
If accumulating disasters have convinced you that there is no hope, it’s OK to tap out for a time. But consider first how the grief of the moment may be a pathway through ‘climate paralysis.’
The Texas Lege’s failure to reform energy-intensive bitcoin mining in Texas means the industry will continue to expand alongside record-setting grid demand, extreme weather disasters, water strain, and rising consumer energy costs. Second thoughts, anyone?
A more accurate title for the book would have been “This Is Why I Think You Should Blow Up a Pipeline,” but it wouldn’t have sold nearly as many copies.
As many as one in four U.S. residents live with a disability, increasing their risk of injury or death from climate-driven disasters. Yet disaster planning efforts have largely failed to account for the needs of those with greater physical or cognitive challenges.
Deceleration breaks down the (mostly) very bad, no good bills grinding through the Texas Legislature, noting some stuff we’re happy to see expire, and things that could actually be good if Governor Abbott signed them.
Unprecedented heatwaves and increasingly violent storms kill outright. But researchers are also discovering the many ways the global climate crisis is affecting our mental health—and finding ways to respond creatively.
