August News you can Use

Earlier this month the IPCC released its 6th assessment report, with the most direct language it has ever used to warn humanity that we are on the brink of catastrophe. This is also the summer when drought, fires, flooding and other extreme weather events are helping Americans wake up. In short, it’s all happening faster than scientists thought it would. Grist can help you unpack the report, which is, as Elizabeth Kolbert wrote in the New Yorker, “pretty much impenetrable.” Or, if you prefer podcast form, David Wallace-Wells gave a digestible précis of the report on the Irish show, On the Record with Gavan Reilly. (16 min)