Summer 2023 was hottest in history . Global warming is resulting in record temperatures that are not only unbearable to be outside, but are taking a huge toll on our climate and health. Climate change is associated with more frequent and severe fires, extreme weather events, droughts and pollution – all of which affect our food, water, air and overall well-being. “People are already suffering and dying from climate change [and] current estimates certainly significantly underestimate the people affected,” he says Kristie Ebi , a professor at the Center for Health and the Global Environment at the University of Washington. “These are preventable deaths.” (JODIE HELMER)