Currently en Puerto Rico — 1 de agosto, 2023: La onda pasa temprano

El tiempo, currently.

Una onda tropical generará aguaceros y tronadas durante la noche del lunes y la mañana del martes. Estos vendrán con la brisa principalmente del Mar Caribe a los municipios costeros a lo largo de la mitad sur de Puerto Rico. La humedad atmosférica permanecerá alta durante la mayor parte del martes, por lo tanto, habrá aguaceros y tronadas adicionales en el noroeste durante la tarde. Los vientos provenientes del sur también impulsarán temperaturas muy por encima de lo normal el martes y miércoles, especialmente en áreas donde no se presentan lluvias como, potencialmente, la costa norte.

—John Toohey-Morales

What you need to know, currently.

The numbers are in, and July 2023 will be the hottest month in recorded history — possibly in at least 120,000 years.

“These are the hottest temperatures in human history,” said Samantha Burgess, deputy director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service, a division of the European Union.

According to the Berkeley Earth project, the odds are now 81% that this year will end up being the hottest in history. And since we’re in a strengthening El Niño, it’s already nearly certain that 2024 will be hotter than 2023.

At some level, records like these don’t matter much unless they are tied to stronger efforts to systematically phase out the fossil fuels that are responsible. Only then will meaningful climate action be possible.

Currently’s sister publication, The Phoenix, has published a list today of how each one of us can ramp up efforts to connect these climate disasters with the need for profound social change.

—Eric Holthaus

What you can do, currently.

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