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Eric Holthaus

Meteorologist & climate journalist in Minneapolis. Optimistic to a fault. Science news with attitude for The Guardian. Author of The Future Earth. DM to contact me securely on Signal

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Climate change is leaving language in the dust: The Japan Meteorological Agency held a public poll to select a name for a day of temperatures of 104 degrees Fahrenheit or higher. The winner was kokushobi, meaning “cruel heat day.” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/w...

It’s So Hot That Japan Needs a New Word for ItJapan this week recorded its first kokushobi, a term that means “cruel heat day,” as temperatures reached 104 degrees. It is not the only country that has scrambled for a new summer vocabulary.www.nytimes.com
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just heard a foundation declare its mission as reducing "polarization" as though there's some sweet spot halfway between white supremacy/radical inequality/climate denial and the opposite we should all aim for. There isn't. Been railing against it forever.

Stop glorifying ‘centrism’. It is an insidious bias favoring an unjust status quo | Rebecca SolnitThe notion of a neutral and moderate middle is a prejudice of people for whom the system is working, against those for whom it’s notwww.theguardian.com
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Several of the world's largest solar projects are getting built and planned in California's Central Valley as farmers stare down the reality of dwindling water supplies. Good story by @blancabegert.bsky.social and @ianjames.bsky.social: www.latimes.com/environment/...

Central Valley farmers reluctantly turn to solar as water supplies dry upSolar is exploding in the Central Valley as drought-stressed farmers look to alternatives.www.latimes.com
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Guilty. “But since I trabajar remotely, I decidir to watch más games. My jefe thought I trabajar, but, en realidad, I watched Cabo Verde vs. Arabia Saudita on Telemundo. And diecisiete other games.”

McSweeney's

"At first, I didn’t comprender what the announcers were saying. Except “¡Gooooooooooooool!” which is like the americano word for “goal,” but más grande. After a few días, I started to understand más y más. Los announcers on Telemundo were muy excited about fútbol! ¡It was contagioso!"

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