What this summer means for the climate crisis

1 big thing

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🗓️ 29 July 2021

⏱️ 10 minutes

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From Portland to New Orleans, heat watches, warnings, and advisories are in effect across 19 states. It’s just the latest in a series of extreme heat waves, floods and wildfires across the world that have been made worse by the ongoing climate crisis. How should we be thinking about how to solve all of these climate calamities? Plus, what it takes to put up a monument. And, U.S. Women win gold at the Olympics. Guests: Author of Ida B. The Queen, Michelle Duster, Axios' Andrew Freedman, and Ina Fried. Credits: Axios Today is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Dan Bobkoff, Alexandra Botti, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Sabeena Singhani, Amy Pedulla, Naomi Shavin, and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at podcasts@axios.com. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Starry Things There's a whole range of strings-and-things,
0:22.1	called, strings-and-things, including cheese, strings, use, and cheese shapes.
0:26.6	Find them all in the cheese in yoghatile.
0:28.9	Strays and things.
0:34.2	Good morning, welcome to Axios today.
0:36.4	It's Thursday, July 29th.
0:38.5	I'm Nyla Boudou.
0:39.7	Here's what we're covering today.
0:41.5	What it takes to put up a monument.
0:43.6	Plus, US women win gold at the Olympics.
0:47.0	But first, today's one big thing.
0:49.3	What this summer means for the climate crisis.
0:55.4	From Portland to New Orleans, heat watches, warnings,
0:58.8	and advisories are in effect across 19 states.
1:02.3	It's just the latest in this summer of extreme weather,
1:05.3	not just the heat, but also wildfires and floods
1:08.7	across the world.
1:10.2	How are climate scientists thinking about this summer?
1:12.7	And how should we be thinking about all of this?
1:15.1	I thought the perfect person to answer both of those questions
1:18.1	is Axios' Andrew Friedman.
1:19.9	Hey, Andrew.
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