From a firefighter to a fruit farmer, from Greece to Thailand, the Guardian speaks to people in places hit hardest by the climate crisis
A firefighter working near homes in Wofford Heights, California, during the French fire in the Sequoia national forest in August 2021.A firefighter working near homes in Wofford Heights, California, during the French fire in the Sequoia national forest in August 2021.this year, and scientists say 2024 is likely to be the hottest year in human history.
We have a lot of people, a lot of equipment, but some of these fires, under the right conditions – weather, fuels, these places haven’t burned for 100 years – when those conditions are lined up, mother nature is outpacing us. We are working our tails off trying to put it out but there are some days you just can’t keep up with it.
If you are exposed to temperatures over the long duration you are going to have heat-related illness. Humans aren’t designed to operate for a long time at extreme temperatures doing extremely physical work.The perfect temperature for durian would be 35C. Durian can stand the heat, but this year it was so stuffy – it was around 40C. It felt like the inside of an oven, with no wind at all.
I expected to get around 200,000-300,000 baht if all 100 trees gave a good yield. Right now, I think I will get only 20,000 baht. I’m in debt because of the cost of fertiliser. is harvested before the hottest months. But not every farmer can do the same thing; it depends on the area. I think production will decrease and durian will get more expensive. It’s becoming more difficult to be a farmer . Some farmers are going bankrupt.experienced unusually high temperatures all summer.
But it’s not just pets and farm animals – it’s also insects and creatures in the soil. Our fate is interwoven with theirs and we have to start noticing. It’s easy with the animals near you, but by doing so, it’s like a window that opens into the whole of creation. After having seen our dogs and cats pant, our volunteers have gone into the forest and put out buckets of water for wild animals.
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