Sunday in New York was as pleasant as a late summer day can be. But as tens of thousands of dancing, chanting, sign-wielding protesters took over Midtown Manhattan for the March to End Fossil Fuels, the specter of fires, floods and storms was on everyone’s mind.
Extreme weather, much of it fueled by climate change, has rattled the globe like never before. Enormous wildfires burned in Canada and Europe. Record heat seared the United States, China, Kuwait and beyond. Spiking ocean temperatures bleached corals. Deadly floods ranged from Burlington, Vt., to Derna, Libya.
Against this apocalyptic backdrop, world leaders, executives, and activists have descended on New York. More than ever, climate is at the top of the agenda.
The United Nations General Assembly began Monday, drawing hundreds of heads of state to town. A plethora of satellite events are clogging city streets, including…
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