The main purpose of this ongoing blog will be to track planetary extreme, or record temperatures related to climate change. Any reports I see of ETs will be listed below the main topic of the day. I’ll refer to extreme or record temperatures as ETs (not extraterrestrials).😜
Main Topic: A Kids Comic Shows How Heat Can Ruin Your Day
Dear Diary. The most important thing that we can do for kids is to give them a strong education. That includes getting informed on how our carbon pollution is ruining our climate. Kids need to be introduced to the climate crisis, which is why I’ve been writing my kids World of Thermo books. After all, future generations will need to deal with it and hopefully cone up with solutions to solve it.
Putting cartoons in front if kids is one of the best methods to get their attention for educational purposes. The Washington Post issued an article this week on how extreme heat can affect their lives, which I am reposting today. Admittedly some images depict what will happen during the most extreme heat events, but as we have seen over the past couple of decades, these are becoming more common:
See how heat can ruin your day – The Washington Post
See how heat can ruin your day
From the moment you wake up on a hot and humid day, there may be interruptions to your life — from irksome to dangerous. This comic shows some of the ways.
August 17, 2025
By Thomas Espinos and Ruby Mellen
As summers get hotter, you may notice ways in which heat — a silent but dangerous force — is upending your life. From the moment you wake up on a hot and humid day, you may experience interruptions that range from irksome to downright dangerous.
Here are just a few to be prepared for.
By Ruby Mellen Ruby Mellen reports on climate change and the environment for the Washington Post. follow on Xrubymellen
Here are more “ET’s” recorded from around the planet the last couple of days, their consequences, and some extreme temperature outlooks, as well as any extreme precipitation reports:
Here is More Climate News from Wednesday:
(As usual, this will be a fluid post in which more information gets added during the day as it crosses my radar, crediting all who have put it on-line. Items will be archived on this site for posterity. In most instances click on the pictures of each tweet to see each article. The most noteworthy items will be listed first.)