Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego (pictured) has long worried about climate change and is now delighted that her city now has a department devoted exclusively to helping residents better understand how to live in a warmer climate.

Senior editor with Yahoo News, David Knowles, writing in a story headed "Can Phoenix, the hottest city in America, survive climate change?" said: "In Phoenix, where summer can feel a bit like living through a science  experiment or a dystopian dare, the average summertime temperature has  risen by 3.8 degrees since 1970, according to data compiled by Climate  Central, a nonprofit composed of scientists and journalists. The city  now averages 111 annual days of triple-digit heat, and experiences 12  more days above 110 degrees Fahrenheit each year than it did in 1970."

Other Quick Climate Links for today are:

"Heat Waves Around the World Push People and Nations ‘to the Edge’";

"Alan Kohler: Australia’s expensive climate change double whammy";

"What’s causing Sydney’s monster flood crisis – and 3 ways to stop it from happening again";

"Australia’s finally acknowledged climate change is a national security threat. Here are 5 mistakes to avoid"

"Methane much more sensitive to global heating than previously thought – study";

"The downside of corporate reforestation pledges";

"Australia is woefully unprepared for this climate reality of consecutive disasters";

"Floods and higher grocery prices reveal cost of climate inaction: Economists";

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