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Photo by Another Narrative on August 13, 2026. May be an image of poster, horizon and text that says 'Do Do We Need a NewTaleofSummer? New Tale of Summer? Image: Stefan Image:StefanRehmstort Rahms ahmstort'.
Photo by Another Narrative on August 13, 2026. May be an image of text that says 'Summer has always been a promise. Sunny days, long nights, time spent outside. But these past few years, summer has started to feel more and more like a warning. Earth is heating up rapidly. This is hardly news scientists have been warning us about this for more than five decades. At the same time, fossil fuel companies have known about the greenhouse gas effect since the late 50s and have (successfully) been jeopardising climate action ever since.'.
Photo by Another Narrative on August 13, 2026. May be an image of poster and text that says 'As the fourth (or is it the fifth?) heatwave is rolling into Central Europe, the effects are more visible than ever. Dried-out rivers, withered fields, trees that shed their leaves early- and fires raging all across the continent. Increasingly, we're living in an era that environmental historian Stephen J. Pyne has named the Pyrocene: the age offire. Our addiction to burning fossil fuels has backfired quite literally rally-and and is burning the planet as we speak.'.
Photo by Another Narrative on August 13, 2026. May be an image of swimming, body of water and text that says 'But what do you mean? A hot summer summer-that's that's how it should be!'.
Photo by Another Narrative on August 13, 2026. May be an image of swimming and text that says 'It's totally fine to enjoy the hot weather -but we have to realise: this is only the tip of the iceberg (and clearly, it's melting). Staying cool is becoming a privilege; yet itis it is one that is not shared equally. The elderly, those working in construction, people living in attic apartments our ability to cope with the heat is wildly uneven not to mention global inequalities).'.
Photo by Another Narrative on August 13, 2026. May be an image of poster, road, fog, horizon and text that says 'is While the signs of the climate crisis are becoming glaring, our own reaction hardly keeping up with the change. We plan beach days in the wildfire haze. Vacation in the South. Weekend trips by plane. It seems like we're still longing for the old tale of summer while nature- -slowly but surely is rewriting the narrative.'.
Photo by Another Narrative on August 13, 2026. May be an image of poster and text that says 'With loss comes grief. And with grief come denial, anger, bargaining, depression. However, at the end of this cycle should not only be acceptance, but also action. Yes, we need to talk about ACs and other ways to cool our homes, offices, schools. But we also need to talk about mitigation- -about decarbonising our economy, greening our cities, changing our habits.'.
Photo by Another Narrative on August 13, 2026. May be an image of text that says 'Whether we like it or not, there will be a new tale of summer. But it's on us to rewrite the whole story.'.
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Posted On: August 13th 2026, 04:28 pm
What does summer mean in a changing climate?

This is the first post of a new series, where we take a closer look at the narratives of our time and how they shape the way we understand what’s happening around us.

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lindaxflow a month ago

lindaxflow

Très beau post 👏 * au sens de juste.

calysgalaxy a month ago

calysgalaxy

Do we ?

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