Well, Houston just rode out Hurricane Beryl, and let me tell you, it blew

It's pretty weird to use something I've written about in the abstract for so long.

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[Fatesrider]

Now, we're the self-styled energy capital of the world. I wish we would take some of that can-do energy to become a little more proactive about protecting our community from severe weather and a little more outspoken about the perils of a warming world and the need to bring the Earth's temperature down a degree.

The last 12 consecutive months have been the hottest ever recorded.

While 2023 "only" averaged 1.18 C above preindustrial times, the last 12 months have averaged 1.64 C above preindustrial times.

This is the future. It's (probably) not going to stay as hot as it's been for the last 12 months going forward. But having a whole year worth of months in a row that shatters the Paris Accord target of 1.5 C APT 27 years before the deadline to keep the temps below that is not exactly comforting.

It'd be nice to give a fever reducer to Planet Earth, but I don't see that happening. The tipping points, if nothing else, will finish what mankind started.