Mastodawn

Pauline von Hellermann Jun 28, 2023

#ClimateDiary continuing to think of everyone - people, animals, plants - stuck under the #Heatdome in #Texas and #Mexico

‘Heat is deadlier than more fearsome-sounding weather events such as hurricanes, floods and tornadoes—combined. “It’s really not even close with any other extreme” ‘

Heat is #SlowViolence and #SilentViolence

We hear of one postman; rapper #BigPokey dying of suspected #Heatstroke in a #Juneteenth performance; but it’s so many more suffering

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-the-heat-dome-sizzling-texas-wont-budge/

Why the Heat Dome Sizzling Texas Won’t Budge

A “heat dome” is parked over Texas and Mexico and is sending temperatures soaring to record—and potentially deadly—levels

Scientific American

Pauline von Hellermann Jun 27, 2023

@AnnaAnthro
Reading this ⬆️ i was wondering how hot it was in #Mecca just now - I don’t really have a sense of “normal” temperatures during the #Hajj or indeed of what kind of #ClimateAdaption or #HeatActionPlans are in place for this already, but it’s made me think more about wider social, cultural impact of #ClimateChange - might events like Hajj or #Juneteenth in #Houston (where rapper #BigPokey may have died of #Heatstroke during performance) become untenable? #ClimateDiary