How are You Dressing for a Warming Climate?

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4.2 • 727 Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Dressing for extreme heat is not as simple as wearing as little as possible. That’s especially true when you have to go to work, court, or a wedding: and especially if gender norms dictate that you need to wear pants or a suit. And many of the new fabrics optimized for cooling aren’t climate — or cost — friendly, as New York Times climate adaptation reporter Christopher Flavelle found when hetried out two dozen shirts, pants and suits designed for heat. We’ll talk about why choosing an outfit in our warming climate is surprisingly complicated. Guests: Christopher Flavelle, climate adaptation reporter, New York Times. Konrad Rykaczewski, associate professor, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, and Senior Global Futures Scientist, Arizona State University. Sarah Everts, associate professor and chair in digital science journalism, Carleton University - author, “The Joy of Sweat: The Strange Science of Perspiration.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:03.0	Coming up on Forum, Dressing for extreme heat.
1:07.0	It's not as simple as wearing as little as possible, especially depending on your work, or if you have to go to court or a wedding.
1:13.6	And many of the fabrics that are best at cooling aren't climate or cost-friendly either.
1:19.6	We'll talk about the surprising complications and trade-offs of dressing for our warming climate,
1:24.6	and we want to hear what clothing choices worked for you during the heat wave.
1:28.5	Tell us after this news. Hi, Mina Kim, welcome to Forum.
1:45.0	Climate change is touching every part of our lives, including the clothes we wear. In the last five years, sales of shorts and sandals climbed, while fleece and outerwear fell, reports the New York Times, Christopher Flevel. And the industry has taken notice, offering up more clothing that promises
2:18.9	to cool, breathe, or wick away sweat. But do they work? This hour will look at where our clothes are
2:26.1	going and where our culture is going as we try to cope with the effects of climate change.
2:31.4	And joining us is Christopher Flavel, Climate Adaptation Reporter for the New York
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