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the same thing we see in the south—western united states and in china. three simultaneous heatwave is happening. the difference is that climate change has shifted the extremes, made the heatwave is longer, and made the temperature peaks even higher. so that is why these are records. what is extraordinary if you think about it is that, obviously, i am the climate editor and talk about this all the time, but every year, we talk about records being broken. it isn't normalfor records being broken. it isn't normal for records to be broken every year. it isn't normal, in the last 12,000 years, of climate history on earth, for temperatures to rise in this study fashion. this should be a red warning signal to us that climate change is already reshaping our world. we that climate change is already reshaping our world.— that climate change is already reshaping our world. we have had so man red reshaping our world. we have had so many red warning — reshaping our world. we have had so many red warning signals _ reshaping our world. we have had so many red warning signals over- reshaping our world. we have had so many red warning signals over the i many red warning signals over the past... i mean, another cultural reference, neilyoung in past... i mean, another cultural reference, neil young in the i970s, "pretty mother nature on the run" in the i970s. there have been loads of environmental concerns about what is
caroline. elizabeth, good morning. welcome. good morning. thank you so much _ welcome. good morning. thank you so much. . , ., welcome. good morning. thank you so much. . y., welcome. good morning. thank you so much. . | welcome. good morning. thank you so much-_ i have _ welcome. good morning. thank you so much._ i have lived i welcome. good morning. thank you so much._ i have lived in i much. have your say. i have lived in different regions, _ much. have your say. i have lived in different regions, and _ much. have your say. i have lived in different regions, and normally, i much. have your say. i have lived inj different regions, and normally, you can get— different regions, and normally, you can get to _ different regions, and normally, you can get to see how climate change is affecting _ can get to see how climate change is affecting different regions. in europe. — affecting different regions. in europe, we are mainly worried about the heatwave, and also concerned about _ the heatwave, and also concerned about the — the heatwave, and also concerned about the aircon, which is really different— about the aircon, which is really different from what is happening in africa. _ different from what is happening in africa, where i have been working. you know. — africa, where i have been working. you know, in a heatwave, you are guaranteed — you know, in a heatwave, you are guaranteed to... we spoke about the loss of— guaranteed to... we spoke about the loss of biodiversity. you are guaranteed or you are sure that we are going _ guaranteed or you are sure that we are going to— guaranteed or you are sure that we are going to have 5—10 elephants that will— are going to have 5—10 elephants that will die because of lack of water. — that will die because of lack of water, but alsojust, you know, coming — water, but alsojust, you know, coming down, there are some issues that are _ coming down, there are some issues that are now— coming down, there are some issues that are now not familiar, that we don't _ that are now not familiar, that we don't really— that are now not familiar, that we don't really talk about within the climate — don't really talk about within the climate space, because when it comes
ourselves too, because it is a global effect. i am global effect. are you scared? i am absolutely terrified. _ global effect. are you scared? i am absolutely terrified. when - global effect. are you scared? i am absolutely terrified. when i - global effect. are you scared? i am absolutely terrified. when i first. absolutely terrified. when i first -ot absolutely terrified. when i first got into — absolutely terrified. when i first got into the climate change movement, it was because i was working — movement, it was because i was working irr— movement, it was because i was working in france, they live there in 2003 _ working in france, they live there in 2003 when there was this intense heatwave. _ in 2003 when there was this intense heatwave, at least a week, and i 'ust heatwave, at least a week, and i just looked — heatwave, at least a week, and i just looked around and serve the people _ just looked around and serve the people and the infrastructure just collapsed around me. the tarmac on the roads— collapsed around me. the tarmac on the roads was melting so we couldn't -et the roads was melting so we couldn't get help— the roads was melting so we couldn't get help out to people. ambulances couldh't_ get help out to people. ambulances couldn't get the people. and more people _ couldn't get the people. and more people died in their homes in one night _ people died in their homes in one night in _ people died in their homes in one night in paris than during any one night _ night in paris than during any one night irr— night in paris than during any one night in world war ii. they literally— night in world war ii. they literallyjust cooked in their homes _ literallyjust cooked in their homes. and it gave me a terrible wake _ homes. and it gave me a terrible wake up — homes. and it gave me a terrible wake up call. and i think for so marry— wake up call. and i think for so many people, there is this growing sense _ many people, there is this growing sehse of— many people, there is this growing sense of unease, and for a lot of people. — sense of unease, and for a lot of people, there is a fear of acknowledging it, but what i would say is, _ acknowledging it, but what i would say is, once you do it, you realise you are _ say is, once you do it, you realise you are acting for the people that you are acting for the people that you love — you are acting for the people that you love and care about, and taking action— you love and care about, and taking action to _ you love and care about, and taking action to mitigate anxiety. so doing something — action to mitigate anxiety. so doing something about it will overcome the fear. because it is still going to id fear. because it is still going to go oh _ fear. because it is still going to go on while you go about your daily