REDSTATE (Ward Clark) - Alaska Man Monday: Bears and Owls
NYTIMES (Elisabetta Povoledo and Alessandro Penso) - In a Sweltering Summer, These Italians Want Romans to Curl
By setting up a curling rink in the shadow of the Colosseum, sports officials hope to capitalize on the fresh popularity of the Winter Olympics phenomenon. Even in a heat wave and without any ice.
AXIOS (Alex Fitzpatrick) - More Americans say extreme heat is affecting their lives
Reproduced from AP ; Chart: Axios Visuals Greater shares of Americans now say that extreme heat has affected various parts of day-to-day life compared to just two years ago. Why it matters: The findings , from the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, suggest that people are increasingly aware of extreme heat's impact on their health, budgets, travel plans and more. By the numbers: 90% of Americans now say that extreme heat has had at least a minor impact on their lives broadly, up from 83% two years ago. - 80% now say that extreme heat has had at least a minor impact on their power bills, up from 69% in 2024. - 68% say it's affecting their outdoor activities, up from 57%. - 42% say it's affecting their travel or vacation plans,…
NYTIMES (Patricia Leigh Brown and Vincent Tullo) - It’s the Summer of Soundwalking. He Is Your Sherpa.
“We may be hearing but not listening,” Jacek Smolicki said, showing a reporter how sound travels through tree roots in Central Park and amplifying the scraping of aquatic snails.
YOUTUBE (Portland Andy) - Scooter Night Ride Portland IRL Ausom L2 Max Dual Motor
NPR (Ava Berger) - Climate change is now threatening a pillar of childhood: summer break
When summer rolls around, many parents scramble to sign up their young kids for outdoor activities. But what do you do when extreme heat and wildfire smoke increasingly make the outdoors dangerous?
NYTIMES (Melissa Kirsch) - Scenic Route
A summer weekend offers a bounty of daylight that we feel duty-bound to exploit properly. But sometimes the sun-and-fun mandate becomes an unnecessary burden.
AXIOS (Alex Fitzpatrick) - Summer is smoke season now
Toronto pedestrians walk as wildfire smoke turns the skies orange.
ABCNEWS - WATCH: Crowd chaos at Yosemite National Park
Overcrowding at one of the nation's national parks is raising safety concerns as hikers are seen squeezing past each other down a steep and packed cliffside at a popular trail.