Sidney Lepkin

Hello. And yeah, the number two Google search of the year was excessive heat. And so it's great that people are aware, but it is less great that so many people have had to live through record-breaking heat.

Hello. And yeah, the number two Google search of the year was excessive heat. And so it's great that people are aware, but it is less great that so many people have had to live through record-breaking heat.

Hello. And yeah, the number two Google search of the year was excessive heat. And so it's great that people are aware, but it is less great that so many people have had to live through record-breaking heat.

Yeah, welcome to the hot world now. This year was just really, really hot, like so hot. One of the hottest and we will soon know if it was the hottest year ever.

Yeah, welcome to the hot world now. This year was just really, really hot, like so hot. One of the hottest and we will soon know if it was the hottest year ever.

Yeah, welcome to the hot world now. This year was just really, really hot, like so hot. One of the hottest and we will soon know if it was the hottest year ever.

The numbers aren't officially out yet, but the overall global temperature increase this year compared to the pre-industrial period back before we started burning tons of fossil fuels, it's probably going to be above 1.5 degrees Celsius or 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit. And it's important to know that one single year around that temperature level, that doesn't mean that we've crossed some threshold.

The numbers aren't officially out yet, but the overall global temperature increase this year compared to the pre-industrial period back before we started burning tons of fossil fuels, it's probably going to be above 1.5 degrees Celsius or 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit. And it's important to know that one single year around that temperature level, that doesn't mean that we've crossed some threshold.

The numbers aren't officially out yet, but the overall global temperature increase this year compared to the pre-industrial period back before we started burning tons of fossil fuels, it's probably going to be above 1.5 degrees Celsius or 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit. And it's important to know that one single year around that temperature level, that doesn't mean that we've crossed some threshold.

And that's because there's still a lot of variation year to year in temperatures because of things other than climate change. But scientists look at the long-term averages in order to assess total warming. And so officially, we probably won't be past 1.5 for at least another couple of years. But getting close to that major limit, that's not a great sign.

And that's because there's still a lot of variation year to year in temperatures because of things other than climate change. But scientists look at the long-term averages in order to assess total warming. And so officially, we probably won't be past 1.5 for at least another couple of years. But getting close to that major limit, that's not a great sign.

And that's because there's still a lot of variation year to year in temperatures because of things other than climate change. But scientists look at the long-term averages in order to assess total warming. And so officially, we probably won't be past 1.5 for at least another couple of years. But getting close to that major limit, that's not a great sign.

And that's especially because there's just still not nearly enough climate action happening to slow down further warming.

And that's especially because there's just still not nearly enough climate action happening to slow down further warming.

And that's especially because there's just still not nearly enough climate action happening to slow down further warming.

That's basically what we're looking at. But also, like I said at the beginning, the number two Google search of the year was excessive heat. And that, to me, says that people are at least paying attention. And maybe because of stuff like that, we've actually seen some policy action to deal with heat here in the U.S.

That's basically what we're looking at. But also, like I said at the beginning, the number two Google search of the year was excessive heat. And that, to me, says that people are at least paying attention. And maybe because of stuff like that, we've actually seen some policy action to deal with heat here in the U.S.

That's basically what we're looking at. But also, like I said at the beginning, the number two Google search of the year was excessive heat. And that, to me, says that people are at least paying attention. And maybe because of stuff like that, we've actually seen some policy action to deal with heat here in the U.S.

There are a few states and cities that have passed heat rules protecting workers this year. And drumroll, the Biden administration proposed a national heat standard for workers, basically a rule that would require employers to protect workers when it's really hot outside. That idea, it's been bopping around as like since the 1970s. So it's a pretty big deal that it moved forward at all.

There are a few states and cities that have passed heat rules protecting workers this year. And drumroll, the Biden administration proposed a national heat standard for workers, basically a rule that would require employers to protect workers when it's really hot outside. That idea, it's been bopping around as like since the 1970s. So it's a pretty big deal that it moved forward at all.