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Wow, what a terrific but terrifying read. This are hot and only getting hotter. Yes the heat will kill humans but of course those on the fringes first. It‘s also going to ruin our systems, notably our food supply. The global south will suffer first, and of course sea waters are rising and wildfires are happening much more often. Can we change in time? Will we? I‘m sad, but this is a great book.

So well written, the prologue hooked with a terrible tragedy that could easily happen to any of us. We can't keep wasting time. People are unwittingly moving to areas that are growing considerably hotter with the expectation that we'll just keep cranking up the AC and pumping in water. It's not sustainable. With every area on the planet heating up, the impacts to the food supply and political stability are a nightmare already started.

I've read--and enjoyed--all three of Goodell's books on climate change, and this one was, by far, the best.

This reads like a series of magazine essays about climate change. Goodell is an engaging writer who puts himself in the narrative just enough to humanize but not overly personalize. This was one of my scary reads for October. It‘s excellent! 🥵

I like how he puts this. He's referring to how architects who have designed homes in hot climates have always understood the importance of things such as shade, airflow, insulation, and light colors, but how our knee-jerk reaction to use air conditioning helps us to forget these things.