Ethan Freedman

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Just be cool, man. Reporter: science, nature, agriculture, climate. Bylines at Scientific American, PopSci, Sierra, Slate, Fatherly, etc. He/Him. RTs =/= Endorsement. Opinions solely mine. Old posts delete en masse. Chicago www.ethanpfreedman.com

Graph showing how various US regions got more air conditioning between the 1980s and 1990s. Except for the mountain west, that coincided with a reduction in annual heat-related excess mortality.

Matt Yglesias tweet, responding to a post about how YIMBYs lost the plot by being in favor of killing newts: "Any time I read something about British politics it makes me think the underlying problem is the voters. Who cares about newts???"

List of the most polluted cities in the world, as of 6:45 Central Time

1. Chicago
2. Detroit
3. New York
4. Toronto
5. Lahore
6. Kinshasa
7. Delhi
8. Kampala
9. Minneapolis

Chicago has a whopping 419 AQI

A black square

Clip from NYTimes story: "Mr. Niarchos, who has covered conflicts in Yemen, Ukraine and the Democratic Republic of Congo, is the son of the Greek shipping heir Spyros Niarchos and the English ale heiress Daphne Guinness. He acknowledged the challenges of freelance international reporting, adding that Now Voyager is here to help."

A few billion gallons of Chicago water

A map of DC, highlighting Rock Creek Park in green, which reaches down from the border with Maryland into the city

Nathan for You:

The plan?

Cabo Verde continues their streak of pulling to a draw and wins the cup on penalties