“There has been a lot of burning lately. Last week, wildfires broke out in the Arctic Circle, where temperatures reached almost 90 degrees; they are still roiling northern Sweden, 21 of them. And this week, wildfires swept through the Greek seaside, outside Athens, killing at least 80 and hospitalizing almost 200. At one resort, dozens of guests tried to escape the flames by descending a narrow stone staircase into the Aegean, only to be engulfed along the way, dying literally in each other’s arms.” You’ve seen those stories. But few of those stories identify climate change as the driving force. Is that a mistake? David Wallace-Wells in NY Mag: How Did the End of the World Become Old News? (I suppose some people are getting distracted by the end of liberal democracies.)

+ Digg: Here’s How Bad The Heat Has Been Around The World.