Baku’s Sweltering Forecast: How a Petropolis Became the World’s Sauna for Climate Irony
BAKU, Azerbaijan – While delegates at last week’s COP-adjacent energy forum were busy congratulating themselves on “transition roadmaps,” the sky over the Absheron Peninsula delivered a masterclass in atmospheric sarcasm: 38 °C in late September, a humidity index that could pickle a cucumber, and a wind that locals call the Khazri—essentially a hair-dryer aimed at…