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From: Wharf Rat8/20/2025 2:47:44 PM
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Extreme Temperature Diary- Wednesday August 20th, 2025/ Main Topic: A Kids Comic Shows How Heat Can Ruin Your Day – Guy On Climate

Dear Diary. The most important thing that we can do for kids is to give them a strong education. That includes getting informed on how our carbon pollution is ruining our climate. Kids need to be introduced to the climate crisis, which is why I’ve been writing my kids World of Thermo books. After all, future generations will need to deal with it and hopefully cone up with solutions to solve it.

Putting cartoons in front if kids is one of the best methods to get their attention for educational purposes. The Washington Post issued an article this week on how extreme heat can affect their lives, which I am reposting today. Admittedly some images depict what will happen during the most extreme heat events, but as we have seen over the past couple of decades, these are becoming more common:

See how heat can ruin your day – The Washington Post

See how heat can ruin your dayFrom the moment you wake up on a hot and humid day, there may be interruptions to your life — from irksome to dangerous. This comic shows some of the ways.August 17, 2025

By Thomas Espinos and Ruby Mellen

As summers get hotter, you may notice ways in which heat — a silent but dangerous force — is upending your life. From the moment you wake up on a hot and humid day, you may experience interruptions that range from irksome to downright dangerous.

Here are just a few to be prepared for.

By Ruby Mellen Ruby Mellen reports on climate change and the environment for the Washington Post. follow on Xrubymellen

Here are more “ET’s” recorded from around the planet the last couple of days, their consequences, and some extreme temperature outlooks, as well as any extreme precipitation reports:

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