With techniques such as cross-ventilation and materials such as clay, architects around the world are adapting schools to climate change without the use of air conditioning. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/07/17/climate-change/schools-built-extreme-heat-aircon/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #education #climatechange #schools #heatwaves #architecture #pritzkerprize
Wildfires have scorched hotspots in several Mediterranean countries this month, with blazes forcing thousands of people into lockdown in Catalonia in Spain, and encroaching on France's second-biggest city of Marseille. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/07/15/climate-change/europe-wildfires-explainer/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #wildfires #europe #heatwaves
Karachi is a striking example of how rising temperatures can turn cities into pressure cookers, as its 17 million residents endure overlapping crises of toxic air, flooding, poor waste disposal and climate change. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/07/15/climate-change/when-its-this-hot-we-are-enduring-not-living/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #pakistan #asia #climatechange #heatwaves
joene 🏴🍉
boosted
Reposting with alt-text...
#ClimateChange#Hurricanes#Wildfires
#Heatwaves#BigOilAndGas#WeatherMachines#TexasFloods #Geoengineering
![An image of an oil refinery, belching smoke. The sky is cloudy, and the ground below is barren and brown.
Text: "Just found the weather machines that are making all the hurricanes, wildfires, and heatwaves worse. [shocked emoji]"](https://kolektiva.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/841/273/089/349/596/original/44eedca4c5fa0a18.png)
As 27 million Filipino students returned to school in June, teachers' groups said classrooms remained ill-equipped to withstand climate disasters and prevent learning loss due to insufficient funding for education. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/07/10/sustainability/philippines-green-schools-climate-risks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #sustainability #philippines #climatechange #schools #environment #heatwaves #unesco
Angela Antunovic
boosted
Reuters: COPENHAGEN/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Around 2,300 people died of heat-related causes across 12 European cities during the severe heatwave that ended last week, according to a rapid scientific analysis published on Wednesday.
The study targeted the 10 days, ending July 2, during which large parts of Western Europe were hit by extreme heat, with temperatures breaching 40 degrees Celsius (104°F) in Spain and wildfires breaking out in France.
The mercury is expected to hit dangerously high levels in Japan on Sunday, with weather authorities issuing heatstroke alerts in 19 prefectures nationwide. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/06/japan/heatstroke-alert-issued-in-tokyo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #heat #climatechange #heatwaves #environment #rainyseason #kanto
Cities, businesses and insurers need the financial risks of heat waves to be outlined more clearly. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/02/companies/heat-wave-cost-insurers-ceos/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #climatechange #heatwaves #markets #jobs #economicindicators
More than a thousand schools were closed in France and the top floor of the Eiffel Tower was shut to tourists as a severe heatwave continued to grip Europe. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/01/world/france-heat-wave-schools/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #france #spain #europe #schools #heatwaves #climatechange
A sizzling start to July is on the cards for China, where nationwide temperatures are poised to climb almost 3 degrees C above historical averages in the first week of the month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/30/asia-pacific/china-heat-summer-electricity-grid/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #china #heatwaves
With hot weather and a growing population, Southeast Asia is becoming a key growth market for cooling firms like Daikin. But experts warn of a vicious cycle encompassing more emissions and rising temperatures. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/06/29/sustainability/air-conditioning-boom-sustainability/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #sustainability #cambodia #climatechange #energy #electricity #daikin #heatwaves #southeastasia #cambodiajapanrelations
Soaring temperatures at this year's Club World Cup have raised concerns over afternoon kickoff times at the 2026 World Cup, as the expanded tournament poses logistical challenges for organizers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/06/27/soccer/world-cup-heat-fears/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #2026fifaworldcup #climatechange #heatwaves #unitedstates#clubworldcup