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Currently in Boston — October 5, 2023: One more warm day
Plus, Pope Francis issues an urgent call for climate action.
Eric Holthaus & Dave Epstein
October 04, 2023
The weather, currently.
One more warm day
It reached the upper 70s in Boston Wednesday, but lower 80s inland for likely the final time this year. Early fog on Thursday will dissipate and sunshine is back for the rest of the day. Temperatures will reach the 70s again. A bit of humidity continues along with light winds.
We see more clouds on Friday, but it is dry with highs around 70. A cold front and some moisture from Phillipe bring showers on Saturday. These could be heavy in the afternoon, especially west. Sunday sees a return to cooler air with any showers ending and blustery conditions for the afternoon. That cool weather lasts into the holiday Monday.
What you need to know, currently.
Pope Francis, the spiritual leader of more than a billion Christians worldwide, has issued a forceful new call for bold climate action.
The document is addressed specifically to the world’s wealthy and privileged, particularly in the US and Europe, to show compassion for people around the world who have done little to cause the climate emergency and who are already feeling its effects profoundly.
“Our responses have not been adequate, while the world in which we live is collapsing and may be nearing the breaking point,” he wrote.
The Pope called for a transition away from lifestyles of consumption and extraction and towards a more ecologically-focused society. His message is timely as the world prepares to gather in Dubai for the latest global climate negotiations next month.
In 2015, Pope Francis made a similar appeal in advance of the Paris climate accords, and was widely credited at helping steer the conversation away from the impersonal numbers and scientific debate towards justice and social progress.
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