The last fully intact ice shelf in the Canadian Arctic has collapsed, losing more than 40% of its area in just two days, an area considerably larger than Manhattan. The polar sea ice hit its lowest extent for July in 40 years
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As the ice shelves collapse, humans around the world are suffering greater heat with more to come. “This Is Inequity at the Boiling Point,” By Somini Sengupta, Aug. 7, 2020, describes the current extreme heat experiences of extremely poor families in India, Nigeria, Greece, Guatemala, Houston and New York City, and previews what’s coming in the next few decades. Read the New York Times article: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/08/06/climate/climate-change-inequality-heat.html?action=click&algo=bandit-all-surfaces_desk_filter&block=editors_picks_recirc&fellback=false&imp_id=365740344&impression_id=627e0f72-d993-11ea-b256-bd019ff7890b&index=2&pgtype=Article®ion=footer&req_id=841828345&surface=home-featured