Weather, the last neutral topic left at dinner parties, has lately become the planet’s loudest passive-aggressive roommate. From the Sahara to Siberia, the sky is delivering PowerPoint presentations on our collective misbehavior: slide one, a heat dome parked over Delhi like a clingy ex; slide two, floodwater waltzing through the streets of Dubai, where residents…
MEMPHIS—While the rest of the planet argues about the correct temperature at which to serve beer, Memphis has decided to test-drive every setting on the cosmic thermostat—often before lunch. One moment the city is a convection oven that would make a Sicilian summer blush; the next, it’s auditioning for a minor role in the Book…
Dallas, Texas— The forecast here is so cartoonishly extreme that it feels like the city is auditioning for a spot in the United Nations Climate Hall of Infamy. One day the mercury tickles 110°F (43°C), the next a derecho rewinds the thermostat to 68°F and flips every patio umbrella into low-orbit lawn art. From a…
