Currently en Puerto Rico — 6 de octubre 2023: Fuera Phillipe pero llega una onda

Las condiciones están mejorando a medida que la tormenta tropical Phillippe se aleja hacia el norte, pero una onda tropical débil traerá un último episodio de lluvia a Puerto Rico el viernes antes de que empiece un período mucho más seco durante el fin de semana y la próxima semana. No se espera que los aguaceros y tronadas del viernes sean fuertes, así que no representarán un gran riesgo de inundaciones. Sin embargo, retrasarán el proceso de poder secar el suelo y se podrá acumular agua adicional en carreteras y áreas con drenaje insuficiente debido a que los suelos están muy saturados. Con la llegada de tiempo más despejado durante el fin de semana, más sol permitirá que las temperaturas vuelvan a subir a niveles superiores a lo normal, así que el calor excesivo podría volver a ser un peligro. 

—John Toohey-Morales

What you need to know, currently.

New data show that September was largest monthly climate anomaly ever observed globally.

The bright red bar at the right side of the graph below is a shocking summation of this year’s extraordinary climate extremes: September 2023 was 0.5°C warmer than any other September in history — a margin that surpasses all of the combined warming of the past 20+ years. It was so unusually hot that climate scientists were left speechless.

Floods, fires, heat waves, droughts — this year has already featured disasters on a massive scale, and the growing El Niño is likely to compound those disasters in the months to come.

We are in a climate emergency — and each of us are already part of the team that can build a better future.

But I get it. This kind of news is so difficult to hear and decide what to do with. Each of us are only one person, and sometimes it feels completely overwhelming to watch the world literally spiral out of control.

Our sister publication, The Phoenix, has some advice for how to navigate your emotions, join with others, and take meaningful action.

— Eric Holthaus

What you can do, currently.

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