Author, NYT bestseller THE HEAT WILL KILL YOU FIRST | 2020 Guggenheim Fellow | Contributing Writer, ROLLING STONE
“What seems to be important,” wrote scientist James Lovelock in a 1966 memo to Shell, is “the almost certain fact that the climate is worsening and the probability that the combustion of fuel is responsible.”
Rebecca JohnAs Shell faces a landmark climate lawsuit, "confidential" documents from the 1960s show British scientist James Lovelock warning executives of the risks of burning fossil fuels. See his June 1966 memo published in full for the first time with my latest for @desmog.com
the great thing this interview with @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social is not hearing her shoot arrows at Christopher Nolan, it's listening to her talk about translating The Odyssey and hearing the deep and obvious joy she takes in her work. Such a rare thing to hear, especially in these times.
Fresh Air with Terry Gross & Tonya Mosley"We need to have a protagonist with detailed, believable motivation," Wilson tells Fresh Air. "[But] these desires seem stripped from [Nolan's] Odysseus. He doesn't seem to want food. He doesn't seem to want sex. What does he want?" www.npr.org/2026/07/29/n...
Lots of my friends told me THE HEAT WILL KILL YOU FIRST was a really bad title for a book. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
England on track for record heat-related deaths this summer, official data showsUKHSA estimates 2,877 fatalities during heatwaves in May and June, almost twice that recorded in 2025 seasonwww.theguardian.comI'll have the smoked gouda, please: To fight wildfires, one European researcher says, we need more local cheese, not more aircraft. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/c...
European Wildfires Amplified by Emptying Countryside and Fewer Farms (Gift Article)A warming planet and a shift away from farming have set the stage for larger fires on the continent. “We must learn to coexist with them,” one report said.www.nytimes.com
🚨 New today in Nature 🦟 After decades of debate, we show that climate change has probably made malaria worse in sub-Saharan Africa, causing about 1 extra case per 1,000 children. But: malaria eradication efforts have pulled the other direction 200 times harder. 🔓 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
France in the crucible of extreme heat. Extra points for linking AC fanaticism to right-wingers like Le Pen and Musk. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/o...
Opinion | 112 Degrees in Paris, Flames Near Bordeaux. France Can’t Go On Like This. (Gift Article)The frightening heat and wildfires this summer should be an impetus to those in charge to reckon with how quickly the risks are changing.www.nytimes.com
Pedal to the metal, people. www.texastribune.org/2026/07/28/t...
Talarico leads Paxton by 5 points in new Texas Senate pollThe poll found the Austin Democrat with a commanding lead among independents and a surprising edge with non-college-educated voters, who have consistently favored Republicans.www.texastribune.org
Narrator: it was, in fact, exactly what scientists warned about
Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they)The Prime Minister of Spain: “This climate emergency is exceeding every threshold and scale that scientists have long warned all of Spain and Europe about.” This is the realistic climate discourse the world needs. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/w...
This is why Big Oil is so terrified of climate deception lawsuits. www.wsj.com/tech/meta-is...
Meta Is Fighting a Mountain of Social-Media Lawsuits—at Just the Wrong TimeIn the midst of an expensive AI transformation, the company is grappling with litigation that could cost it billions and force painful changes.www.wsj.comMacron: “The situation we’re facing today is the hardest we’ve ever recorded, the hardest since World War II."
Europe Wildfires Live Updates: Spain and France Fight to Contain Blazes as Extreme Heat Threatens New Fires (Gift Article)Firefighters and volunteers raced to contain wildfires on Monday. The crisis has forced hundreds of thousands to evacuate in central Spain and southwest France.www.nytimes.com
There are people who will tell you with a perfectly straight face that climate change impacts are not that bad, nothing to panic and rapidly phase out fossil fuels about. And anyway this destruction is about failure to adapt so it's sort of their fault.
Dr. Prakash Kashwan"The number of people evacuated in France and Spain has now passed 250,000...Both countries are facing unprecedented blazes that are spreading unchecked despite the efforts of many hundreds of firefighters backed by water-dropping aircraft." www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
“The fires in France and Spain are part of a broader wave of wildfires this summer across Europe, where repeated heat waves since May have brought extreme temperatures. Last month was the hottest June on record in Western Europe.” www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07...
Fires Rage in Spain and France, Forcing Thousands to Flee: Live Updates (Gift Article)Firefighters were racing to contain blazes that were moving closer to Madrid and Bordeaux.www.nytimes.comMasterclass in science communication here. Very few journalists—or anyone else for that matter—are better at talking about the complex stuff going on in our world than @eaterofsun.bsky.social
The EconomistEarth is getting dimmer and hotter. On “Babbage” this week, why the planet’s diminishing albedo is causing alarm
I wrote an entire book about the dangers of extreme heat in less time than OSHA has taken to review heat standards for workers.
OSHA Proposed Heat Protections for Workers. Two Years Later, They’re Still Not Final. - Inside Climate NewsIn Florida, where the state has banned adoption of local laws intended to protect outdoor workers, the lack of federal rules leaves individuals particularly vulnerable.insideclimatenews.org