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A study finds 50,000 people were killed by high heat in Europe this summer, with nearly two-thirds of the deaths caused by the climate crisis. / NPR
As ice caps melt, pressure on the poles is reducing and Earth is getting rounder. / Live Science
During this warming period, rock glaciers are thought to be in better shape than other alpine ice. / Knowable Magazine
An account of what it’s like to drive an electric vehicle from Nashville to New Orleans—one of the least EV-friendly routes in the States. / The Wall Street Journal [$]
Industry groups are hosting student field trips to data centers as part of a charm offensive that includes data center-themed coloring pages and children’s books. / WIRED
Young people say trail cameras may help their generation foster a love for conservation. / CNN
The term “indoorsmen” refers to adult men who like to stay home and watch other guys camp. / The New York Times [$]
Unrelated: A round-up of Japanese outdoor fashion companies. / Field Mag
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High-end California wineries, desperate to move bottles, are quietly selling through Costco’s Signature line. / LAist
Biohackers are said to be using a supplement to flush caffeine out of their bodies in order to “sleepmaxx” better. / Sprudge
Michael Pollan on MAHA moms: “Could a new, bipartisan, and far more powerful food movement be built upon areas of overlap?” / The Atlantic [$]
Adults complain about their baby-boomer parents becoming addicted to internet slop. / New York Magazine
“Junk journaling” is said to be an antidote to doomscrolling. / Vox [$]
Missy Mazzoli, the first woman to premiere her own work with the Met in its 143-year existence, on watching MTV as a kid. “Somehow, in their exaggeration of life, opera and music videos access authentic truths about what it means to be human.” / Marie Claire