Climate News: Like the Titanic, we steam toward disaster, aware of the trouble ahead but doing little to avoid the catastrophe

The Titanic, on its maiden voyage in 1912, is something of a metaphor for the world community today - like those in charge of the ocean liner, we know there's trouble ahead, but we steam into the future, doing nothing or little to make the world, and the people on "spaceship Earth" climate-ready. "Earth broke all-time heat record two days in a row, scientists say"; "No time to waste on another climate war, big business warns"; "States pump up ‘key technology’ to get households off gas"; "D.C. heat hits 104 degrees as people seek shelter and AC"; "My life at 50C: India’s new reality of extreme heat"; "Here’s Where Kamala Harris Stands on Climate"; "Yes, Australia’s environment is on a depressing path – but $7 billion a year would transform it"; "What a Harris campaign could mean for the fight against climate change"; "Small modular reactors have promise. But we found they’re unlikely to help Australia hit net zero by 2050"; "Monday was hottest recorded day on Earth: ‘Uncharted territory’".