“… Hottest Summer Ever, but Climate Change … Barely Made the News”
56 mins ago Eric Worrall 8 Comments
Essay by Eric Worrall
“… At an after-work drinks event I attended, a man fainted and collapsed. We gave him water and walked him to his car, through the city. The baking hot streets were utterly deserted. …”
WA had its hottest summer ever, but climate change and heat-related health problems barely made the news
ABC Science / By technology reporter James Purtill
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We read that extreme heat kills more people in Australia than all the other natural disasters combined.
This has been WA’s hottest summer on record — and the hot weather isn’t over yet.
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At an after-work drinks event I attended, a man fainted and collapsed. We gave him water and walked him to his car, through the city. The baking hot streets were utterly deserted.
As the month progressed, there appeared to be a growing disconnection with the way news outlets were generally covering the ongoing natural disaster.
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2024/03/18/hottest-summer-ever-but-climate-change-barely-made-the-news/
