Madrid needs to do now what Sevilla did to deal with heat. Can’t narrow streets but could make some pedestrian only and plant big umbrella shade trees.
Paris is executing an ambitious green overhaul, transforming vehicle-heavy thoroughfares into rues-jardin (garden streets). By removing tens of thousands of parking spots and paving, the city is widening sidewalks, planting mature shade trees, and creating pedestrian-only zones to reduce the urban heat island effect.
planting more trees makes such a difference! I planted a few other the years in the bee yard (yes that's the technical term for an apiary haha) and now that they're getting bigger, the shade they cast has such a large 'footprint'. This results in the hives having less danger of overheating / wax melting inside, etc. More trees everywhere please.
"I certainly don’t have to check this magnificent ‘weather station’ at the edge of my local golf course to know it’s really, really warm in Scotland right now..."
1. How much does the heat affect your game and what are you doing to adjust?
2. Will "it's-too-hot-to-golf" become a thing and impact the the future of golf (Drive Shack)?
3. Why don't they talk about the heat more when announcing golf?
1. I have very cleverly dealt with this problem decades in advance by never having learned to play golf.
2. Judging from the way Scottish & visiting non-Scottish golfers can still be seen here playing golf when it’s blasting down with torrential rain or the wind is over 50mph and uprooting trees and blowing cattle over, I suspect they’ll keep playing when they’re too hot as well, possibly in the nude. If this happens, I will be avoiding the golf course on my daily walks.
How does this willingness and ability to adapt (nude golfing & new daily walk sites) impact how golfers and non-golfers think about the heat and the ways to address it?
I think some golfers might see it as an opportunity to reveal a side of themselves the rest of us would rather they kept quiet.
I think non-golfers would generally be a lot more wary of golfers - especially when they announce they’re off to play golf and, would they like to come along?
More seriously: there’s an interesting wider question about sports here, yes! If it’s impossible to play a sport outdoors, what happens there? Does it become an indoor, air-conned activity at a much much greater cost? And when those sports get more expensive and more exclusive, how will that help get the message about about our changing world and what we should be doing about it? Because I think it might.
I hope your article saves a few lives. The emergency department staff recorded my temperature at 107°F when I was admitted after responders restarted my heart and breathing three years ago. I had fortunately collapsed in a parking lot half a block from an ambulance station. I was helicoptered to a first class trauma hospital, where I was on a ventilator for more than a week. It took a month in the nursing home to learn how to walk again. I'm incredibly lucky to be alive, and I now drink enough water to recreate the Reichenbach Falls.
I live in the Canary Islands, and it can get very hot, yes drinking enough water is good, but you need mineral replacement. When I windsurfed, I used to have rehydration drinks. It is possible to drink too much water, which dilutes your blood and depletes essential minerals like sodium, leading to a condition called hyponatremia or water intoxication.
Great advice. Restacking. When I was in Afghanistan in summertime, I made brief visits to military bases (although my work was not military in nature). I'll never forget one "Forward Operating Base" where the commanding officer enforced a very strict rule: Every time you enter a room you pick up a bottle of water, and every time you exit a room, you do the same. Next to every door was a cooler with bottled water. A person must always have a bottle in hand. It was shockingly wasteful; I couldn't help but think of the environmental impact. But it worked in a place where dehydration was always an imminent threat.
more plants...on top of buildings, along roadways and get rid of the million acre patented seed crops around the planet that do damage to the soil, earth and its mammals. We need this information about how to be aware of our bodies (so, thank you) and we need to start cooling the planet down...with carbon sinks, not carbon makers.
oh god Mike, thanks for this. It's gonna be 40 degrees here in the backarse of nowhere in Belgium on Wednesday & Thursday, can I just dig a hole and crawl into it... good thing I have aircon in my bedroom but the rest of the house...like yesterday it was 30 degrees INSIDE my husband's workplace. Thanks for the reminder about the coffee...better go actually hydrate myself
Have you seen The People’s Emergency Briefing yet? Presented by Chris Packham. Not fiction. Very frightening especially if we don’t get the government on board. We are entering a late stage of climate heating where if we act now, we can adapt to what’s already baked ( sorry) in, but if we delay we’re heading for system collapse.
Madrid needs to do now what Sevilla did to deal with heat. Can’t narrow streets but could make some pedestrian only and plant big umbrella shade trees.
Paris is executing an ambitious green overhaul, transforming vehicle-heavy thoroughfares into rues-jardin (garden streets). By removing tens of thousands of parking spots and paving, the city is widening sidewalks, planting mature shade trees, and creating pedestrian-only zones to reduce the urban heat island effect.
Now Need to accelerate.
There's so much that can be done everywhere! Sam Matey-Coste is probably the best person to read on new measures to tackle the effects of climate change - https://sammatey.substack.com/ - and Bill McKibben - https://billmckibben.substack.com/ - but I learned a bit about the role of new types of paint when I researched this: https://everythingisamazing.substack.com/p/oh-how-our-cities-will-shimmer But as you say, the old ways are the easiest to implement: lots of new trees and new shade are a no-brainer of a starting line.
planting more trees makes such a difference! I planted a few other the years in the bee yard (yes that's the technical term for an apiary haha) and now that they're getting bigger, the shade they cast has such a large 'footprint'. This results in the hives having less danger of overheating / wax melting inside, etc. More trees everywhere please.
"I certainly don’t have to check this magnificent ‘weather station’ at the edge of my local golf course to know it’s really, really warm in Scotland right now..."
1. How much does the heat affect your game and what are you doing to adjust?
2. Will "it's-too-hot-to-golf" become a thing and impact the the future of golf (Drive Shack)?
3. Why don't they talk about the heat more when announcing golf?
4. What's your handicap?
1. I have very cleverly dealt with this problem decades in advance by never having learned to play golf.
2. Judging from the way Scottish & visiting non-Scottish golfers can still be seen here playing golf when it’s blasting down with torrential rain or the wind is over 50mph and uprooting trees and blowing cattle over, I suspect they’ll keep playing when they’re too hot as well, possibly in the nude. If this happens, I will be avoiding the golf course on my daily walks.
3. They’re probably too tired from the heat.
3. Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups.
How does this willingness and ability to adapt (nude golfing & new daily walk sites) impact how golfers and non-golfers think about the heat and the ways to address it?
I think some golfers might see it as an opportunity to reveal a side of themselves the rest of us would rather they kept quiet.
I think non-golfers would generally be a lot more wary of golfers - especially when they announce they’re off to play golf and, would they like to come along?
More seriously: there’s an interesting wider question about sports here, yes! If it’s impossible to play a sport outdoors, what happens there? Does it become an indoor, air-conned activity at a much much greater cost? And when those sports get more expensive and more exclusive, how will that help get the message about about our changing world and what we should be doing about it? Because I think it might.
Graphically illustrated: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/13/g-s1-126350/heat-wave-safety-weather-heatstroke
Oh wow - yes, that's great. Some stuff there I wish I'd known and included in my piece. Thank you!
I hope your article saves a few lives. The emergency department staff recorded my temperature at 107°F when I was admitted after responders restarted my heart and breathing three years ago. I had fortunately collapsed in a parking lot half a block from an ambulance station. I was helicoptered to a first class trauma hospital, where I was on a ventilator for more than a week. It took a month in the nursing home to learn how to walk again. I'm incredibly lucky to be alive, and I now drink enough water to recreate the Reichenbach Falls.
I live in the Canary Islands, and it can get very hot, yes drinking enough water is good, but you need mineral replacement. When I windsurfed, I used to have rehydration drinks. It is possible to drink too much water, which dilutes your blood and depletes essential minerals like sodium, leading to a condition called hyponatremia or water intoxication.
Great advice. Restacking. When I was in Afghanistan in summertime, I made brief visits to military bases (although my work was not military in nature). I'll never forget one "Forward Operating Base" where the commanding officer enforced a very strict rule: Every time you enter a room you pick up a bottle of water, and every time you exit a room, you do the same. Next to every door was a cooler with bottled water. A person must always have a bottle in hand. It was shockingly wasteful; I couldn't help but think of the environmental impact. But it worked in a place where dehydration was always an imminent threat.
And this is why buildings in the US have air conditioning
more plants...on top of buildings, along roadways and get rid of the million acre patented seed crops around the planet that do damage to the soil, earth and its mammals. We need this information about how to be aware of our bodies (so, thank you) and we need to start cooling the planet down...with carbon sinks, not carbon makers.
oh god Mike, thanks for this. It's gonna be 40 degrees here in the backarse of nowhere in Belgium on Wednesday & Thursday, can I just dig a hole and crawl into it... good thing I have aircon in my bedroom but the rest of the house...like yesterday it was 30 degrees INSIDE my husband's workplace. Thanks for the reminder about the coffee...better go actually hydrate myself
Hope people listen to you. A friend died in Moab, Utah a few years ago. Got lost and didn’t have enough water. They found him a few days later.
Thanks! 🙏 🥵
Have you seen The People’s Emergency Briefing yet? Presented by Chris Packham. Not fiction. Very frightening especially if we don’t get the government on board. We are entering a late stage of climate heating where if we act now, we can adapt to what’s already baked ( sorry) in, but if we delay we’re heading for system collapse.