Heat will be harder to escape by 2050, when many of us will be older and more vulnerable. Add about 25 years to your age now. Are you prepared! Harder to escape, both in space and time. We come home from a hot day outdoors, expecting relief, but the heat is already in the bedroom, since our housing and urban setup trap the heat. And the nights are getting warmer, and rising humidity makes it harder for our bodies to cool. The good news is that the data help us understand these risks and protect ourselves better. We need to learn how to grow older in a hotter world. Global Heat Forum, Bangkok, 2026

Sharing a call to action signed by 188 scientists and ecologists from across India, urging researchers and field practitioners to prepare for, document and respond to the ecological impacts of the evolving 2026/27 El Niño. India’s monsoon season is closing with a rainfall deficit, but the impacts may not end there. They can creep into the seasons ahead and cascade through depleted soil moisture and water storage, land and marine heatwaves, forest fires, coral bleaching and less visible ecological changes. The call asks us not only to strengthen monitoring, but also to safeguard the ecosystems that remain and reduce the pressures already weakening them. The full call is available here: zenodo.org/records/22794483

People in vulnerable areas should already know their local evacuation procedure. Read my op-ed on why we need "disaster preparedness drills" along with this article by Nirajan Siwakoti on how quick decision making and dissemination of danger helped save a few lives during the Tibet-Nepal floods. theconversation.com/nepals-d…