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Currently in Chicago — September 15, 2023: Sunny with increasing clouds
Plus, here's some pictures of today's global climate strike.
Eric Holthaus & Katje Sabin
September 15, 2023
Enjoy the sun while it lasts!
Friday will arrive bright and sunny, with a high in the mid-70s and a light breeze, but sadly it won’t last through the weekend. Saturday and Sunday will be cloudy with a chance of showers, perhaps even bringing a thunderstorm or two. The dropping temps added to summer-warm water means we have entered waterspout season for Lake Michigan through November, and one was spotted up in Racine on Wednesday (photos and video). Spouts usually dissipate quickly if they get to land, but they are a danger to boats. Be safe out there!
What you need to know, currently.
Today is the global climate strike — calling for an end to the era of fossil fuels.
The latest climate disasters and temperature data show that 2023 is likely to be the hottest year in the history of human civilization, and one of the most destructive and heart-wrenching. This is also likely to be the first year that global warming has surpassed the critical 1.5°C mark agreed to less than 10 years ago by the world in Paris.
We are in a climate emergency. And everyone has a place in the movement to bring about lasting change that will create a better future.
Today, hundreds of thousands of people from around the world are rallying to give their adult allies confidence to do everything we can to make this transition happen as quickly and as equitably as possible.
Here are some pictures of the day so far:
Climate strike week 265. Today, we have a global climate strike with people all over the world taking part, demanding that we #EndFossilFuels .
I Stockholm kör vi nästa vecka, samling på Mynttorget kl.12 fredag 22a september. Vi ses där!
#climatestrike#fridaysforfuture— Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg)
10:36 AM • Sep 15, 2023
Together with @StopEACOPug we hosted a climate protest in Kampala. Four of our activists were arrested as we approached parliament. We demand for their immediate release and ask Uganda government to respect human rights. #StopEACOP#fridaysforfuture#GlobalClimateStrike
— Fridays For Future Uganda (@Fridays4FutureU)
12:43 PM • Sep 15, 2023
LOOK: Protesters from the Asian Peoples’ Movement on Debt and Development (APMDD), Philippine Movement for Climate Justice (PMCJ), Sanlakas and other groups troop to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) office in Quezon City on Friday, Sept. 15, as part of… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
— Manila Bulletin News (@manilabulletin)
5:30 AM • Sep 15, 2023
Dhaka Climate Strike
"We cannot afford to add more fuel to the fire. The era of new fossil fuels is over. Our future depends on leaving them in the ground. #JustTransition NOW."
🔥🌍 #EndFossilFuels#FridaysForFuture— Sohanur Rahman (@SohanBMYP)
6:27 AM • Sep 15, 2023
We have launched the #GlobalClimatestrike at the North Pole, where colleagues from the #Polarstern#ArcWatch expedition from @AWI_Media & other institutes are documenting the impact of #climatechange. We must #EndFossilFuels urgently!
@GretaThunberg@sciforfuture📷@EstherHorvath3— AWIs4Future (@AWIs4Future)
4:30 AM • Sep 15, 2023
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