Currently in Chicago — October 5, 2023: Finally some fall weather?

The weather, currently.

We will have increasing chances of showers and a thunderstorm over Wednesday night, with a low of 64 and a light breeze. Thursday brings an almost certain chance of rain in the morning followed by scattered showers throughout the afternoon, and a high of 68. The chance of rain will drop through the night, along with the temps… we could have a low of 54. We’ll see nighttime temps drop into the 40s for the first time this season over the weekend. Time to start thinking about indoor activities; a visit to the brand new Sustainability Center exhibit at the Peggy Notebaert Museum might help families imagine a greener future together. 

— Katje Sabin

What you need to know, currently.

Pope Francis, the spiritual leader of more than a billion Christians worldwide, has issued a forceful new call for bold climate action.

The document is addressed specifically to the world’s wealthy and privileged, particularly in the US and Europe, to show compassion for people around the world who have done little to cause the climate emergency and who are already feeling its effects profoundly.

“Our responses have not been adequate, while the world in which we live is collapsing and may be nearing the breaking point,” he wrote.

The Pope called for a transition away from lifestyles of consumption and extraction and towards a more ecologically-focused society. His message is timely as the world prepares to gather in Dubai for the latest global climate negotiations next month.

In 2015, Pope Francis made a similar appeal in advance of the Paris climate accords, and was widely credited at helping steer the conversation away from the impersonal numbers and scientific debate towards justice and social progress.

— Eric Holthaus

What you can do, currently.

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