Ladd Keith1d ago

Sharing my introductory presentation, "Tackling the World’s Most Dangerous Hazard," made as part of the National Academy of Sciences' 2026 Frontiers of Science symposium.

https://vimeo.com/1171349873 #extremeheat #heatresilience #heatgovernance #heatactionday

Heat Stress and Human Health: Tackling the World’s Most Dangerous Hazard - Ladd Keith, University of Arizona

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((***Tiefenkultur**)) @kassiopeia_v71d ago
​Why is #Europe still #notready for #extremeheat? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

​Why is Europe still not ready...
​Why is Europe still not ready for extreme heat?

​The first heatwaves of the season reveal how ​ill-prepared governments across the continent are to protect people from increasingly dangerous temperatures

The Guardian
Environment | The Guardian US1d ago
​Why is Europe still not ready for extreme heat? https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/03/why-is-europe-still-not-ready-for-extreme-heat #WorldNews #Europe #ClimateCrisis #ExtremeHeat #Environment
​Why is Europe still not ready for extreme heat?

​The first heatwaves of the season reveal how ​ill-prepared governments across the continent are to protect people from increasingly dangerous temperatures

The Guardian
Opinion | The Guardian US1d ago
The row at Hampstead Heath is about far more than a few thoughtless swimmers in a heatwave | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/03/swimming-row-hampstead-heath-safe-water-swimmers #ExtremeHeat #UkNews #Swimming #UkWeather #LifeAndStyle #Environment
The row at Hampstead Heath is about far more than a few thoughtless swimmers in a heatwave

As summers get hotter, investment and education are vital to ensure we all have access to the clean, safe water we need, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

The Guardian
BellingenNSW2d ago

The planet heats up - fossil fuel pollution has made extreme weather more violent.

* “The only effective response is climate action equal to the crisis – ending the addiction to fossil fuels, accelerating the shift to renewables, protecting the most vulnerable, and delivering early-warning systems for all.” Guterres >>
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/02/prepare-for-imminent-return-of-el-nino-un-warns

* Arthur Snell new book, Elemental, examines how a climate crisis threatens the planet’s capacity to sustain life

"...A world of great powers grabbing whatever they need to survive a changing climate from smaller ones – is essentially a new age of empire, except this time with the formerly colonised US and China waxing as former imperial powers such as Britain wane. "

Elemental: The New Geography of Climate Change and How We Survive It, Arthur Snell >>
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/mar/04/arthur-snell-interview-geopolitics-climate-crisis-book-elemental

* 45°C unending heat and no water: India faces brutal summer survival crisis
https://www.indiatoday.in/science/story/india-heatwave-water-crisis-delhi-rajasthan-lucknow-maharashtra-scarcity-tanker-climate-change-2917248-2026-05-26
#ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels #ExtremeHeat #liveability #HabitableLand #disasters #Bushfires #food #starvation #MassMigration #ClimateFinance #populism #FarRight #conflict #GeopoliticalOrder #empire

Prepare for imminent return of El Niño, UN warns

UN agency predicts phenomenon that supercharges weather extremes has 80% chance of forming before September

The Guardian
Cindy2d ago

#Vancouver ⚕️ health risk / issue:

Remember the 🥵 #heatdome of 2021 where 619 residents 💀 died?

Write to support and/or sign up to speak on:

*Wed June 3, 2026* at City Hall.

Location: https://council.vancouver.ca/20260603/pspc20260603ag.htm

Councillors Sean Orr and Lucy Maloney initiated a motion for staff to explore how to prevent landlords from prohibiting or preventing tenants from using portable air conditioners.

City staff are recommending bylaws with fines.

#VanPoli #extremeheat

https://www.biv.com/biv-rss-linkedin/city-of-vancouver-looks-to-fine-landlords-1k-for-not-allowing-portable-air-conditioners-12343776

Standing Committee on Policy and Strategic Priorities meeting – June 3, 2026

Ladd Keith2d ago
"Urban officials had just begun grappling with the deadliest kind of weather — extreme heat — when President Donald Trump stopped them in their tracks by canceling a range of grants and adaptation programs last year as part of his broader attacks on climate policy." https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2026/06/02/deadly-heat-is-coming-but-funding-to-save-lives-is-not-00945999 #extremeheat
E&E News: Deadly heat is coming. But funding to save lives is not.

Emergency officials are searching for loopholes to save lives as President Donald Trump slashes programs.

Climate crisis | The Guardian3d ago
Prepare for imminent return of El Niño, UN warns https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/02/prepare-for-imminent-return-of-el-nino-un-warns #ElNioSouthernOscillation #UnitedNations #ClimateCrisis #Environment #ExtremeHeat #ExtremeWeather #AntnioGuterres #WorldNews
Prepare for imminent return of El Niño, UN warns

UN agency predicts phenomenon that supercharges weather extremes has 80% chance of forming before September

The Guardian
World news | The Guardian4d ago
Water-related deaths in UK heatwave hit 15 after girl, 13, dies and boy goes missing https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/01/water-related-deaths-uk-heatwave-girl-dies-boy-missing-river-wharfe-burnsall-yorkshire #ExtremeHeat #NorthYorkshire #UkNews #Children #Rivers #Oceans #ExtremeWeather
Water-related deaths in UK heatwave hit 15 after girl, 13, dies and boy goes missing

Girl pulled from River Wharfe in Burnsall, Yorkshire, on Sunday, with temperatures dropping down to average on Monday

The Guardian
UniversidadxClima5d ago

38.2ºC se han alcanzado en #Cieza según #AEMET

https://www.meteosangonera.es/tmx300526/

#calentamientoglobal #extremeheat

https://bsky.app/profile/meteosangonera.es/post/3mn3rmo34b22m

38.2ºC se han alcanzado en Cieza según AEMET.

Las temperaturas máximas siguen siendo elevadas para la época del año. Este sábado se han alcanzado los 38.2ºC en Cieza, 37.6ºC en Calasparra, 37.4ºC en Molino de la Vereda (Murcia), 37.3…

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