of atlanta cool and keep these trees from disappearing. the simple solutions that are already making a difference, one coat at a time how we can protect our bodies from the effects of extreme heat. plus, the people truly in the hot seat chief heat officers preparing cities for a hotter future. we start with those record breaking temperatures of 2023. several cities in the us were sweltering, but probably no one had it quite as bad as people living in phoenix, arizona. now, the state capital saw at least 55 days at or above 110 degrees fahrenheit. as we know, global warming is making heatwaves more frequent and more intense. and of course, extreme heat is also a matter of survival. in the us, it s a bigger killer than hurricanes, tornadoes and floods combined, potentially contributing to as many as 12,000 premature deaths per year in the us. so how can we keep our communities cool? well, it can feel like a huge challenge, but this is just one of the simple but powerful sol
he has said discussions are ongoing about a humanitarian pause in the fighting, to get aid to civilians into gaza. but fighting in gaza is intensifying and communications are down for a third time. our correspondent rushdi abualouf in gaza has told us that tonight s bombardment seems to be the most intense since the beginning of the war, targeting the northwest of the gaza strip in particular. i also want to bring you an update from the israel defence forces on twitter saying the israeli military says air raid sirens sounding across central israel due to rockets being fired from gaza. i ve said many israelis are running to bomb shelters. these are from the israel defence forces. once we verify those and can bring in more on that update, we will. in terms of the visit of antony blinken. at the end of his visit to iraq antony blinken spoke to the media about the possibility of humanitarian pause to hostilities, that he said would advance several priorities, including getting
that 2023 was hot. in fact, the summer was the hottest on record. and as we continue to burn fossil fuels, the science says our planet will continue to get hotter. so how do we keep the cities we live in cool? well, there are some real life solutions here and now. i m carl nasman and this is future earth. welcome to the new series shining a light on the simple real world solutions we already have to help us solve the biggest challenge of our lifetimes. each week, we ll be taking you on a journey from our forests to the oceans, examining where we live, how we travel and what we eat. we ll show you some paths for tackling the climate crisis, meeting the innovators, action takers and climate heroes who are truly making a difference. coming up this week, we meet the volunteers working to keep the city of atlanta cool and keep these trees from disappearing. the simple solutions that are already making a difference, one coat at a time how we can protect our bodies from the effect
earth: episode one. no matter where you live, you probably noticed that 2023 was hot. in fact, the summer was the hottest on record. and as we continue to burn fossil fuels, the science says our planet will continue to get hotter. so how do we keep the cities we live in cool? well, there are some real life solutions here and now. i m carl nasman and this is future earth. welcome to the new series shining a light on the simple real world solutions we already have to help us solve the biggest challenge of our lifetimes. each week, we ll be taking you on a journey from our forests to the oceans, examining where we live, how we travel and what we eat. we ll show you some paths for tackling the climate crisis, meeting the innovators, action takers and climate heroes who are truly making a difference. coming up this week, we meet the volunteers working to keep the city of atlanta cool and keep these trees from disappearing. the simple solutions that are already making a difference,
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