Halfway to Boiling
Permafrost may thaw far faster than expected.
The climate reality few dare mention.
The quietest place in America increasingly isn’t.
How music stopped meaning everything.
Skim reading is the new normal.
The Whirlyhole
The lost wonders of medieval Britain.
The unfolding catastrophe of Arctic archaeological sites.
Changes in Atlantic circulation could cause global temperatures to surge. Unsurvivable heatwaves could strike the heart of China by 2100. “More carbon has been released into the atmosphere since [1989] than in the entire history of civilization preceding it.” Back to the future.
Flash
Earlier this month, my hometown of Hobart had months’ worth of rain in a single evening. Wild weather floods Tasmania’s southeast. Record rain and flash flooding inundate Hobart. Storm damage at the University of Tasmania. I wonder how many old friends were flooded.