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EPISODE · Aug 2, 2023 · 20 MIN

Cruel summer: Devastating wildfires, flash floods and heat records

from This Matters · host Toronto Star

Guest: Kate Allen, Climate change reporter for the Toronto Star The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has dubbed it a "cruel summer." A blistering heatwave is sweeping across North America and Europe with record high temperatures triggering other travesties like devastating wildfires and flash floods with July being declared the world's hottest month on record. Climate change has been explicitly blamed for some of what we've seen recently, and scientists are saying this is a terrifying glimpse of the future with the worst yet to come. Meanwhile, for many Canadians, climate change has gone from feeling like a remote scientific term; and beginning to impact their lives in a very tangible way. Audio sources: The Guardian

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