It’s hard to imagine an endeavor more hopelessly quixotic than trying to generate sympathy for prison inmates. But let’s take a shot at it:
It’s always hot in Texas in the summer, but this summer is something special. Or is it? The heat that hovered over my home state last week before moving east was a notable weather event, but in all likelihood it was no more than another small step toward our warming world’s so-called new normal.
Excessive heat is the most dangerous weather, and increased heat mortality is a trend that’s likely to head in only one direction: Up.
