#5SmartReads - July 20, 2021

On fixing Medicare, oil prices, and why men don't read books written by women

In summer of apocalyptic weather, concerns emerge over climate science blind spot (Axios)

It’s not just your imagination. The weather is getting more extreme, and it’s extremely worrying.

Climate scientists agree, and they’re re-evaluating their models and data to see if they missed a climate blind spot - planetary wave resonance.

Now that we know what more to look for, let’s get to work.

"We already know what we need to do: initiate rapid decarbonization, remove CO2 from the atmosphere, and improve resilience to future extreme events," he [Philip Duffy, the executive director of the Woodwell Climate Research Center] said. "The severity of recent weather-related events only underscores the urgency of this message."