As a number of climate records – some unofficial – have tumbled in recent weeks, the world is shifting towards a superheated climate not seen in the past 1m years – prior to human existence. This is because “we are damned fools” for not acting upon warnings over the climate crisis, according to James Hansen, the US scientist who alerted the world to the greenhouse effect in the 1980s. “There’s a lot more in the pipeline, unless we reduce the greenhouse gas amounts,” Hansen, now 82, told the Guardian. “We are headed wittingly into the new reality – we knew it was coming.” Here’s a look at how extreme temperatures have hit much of the world this week, and head to the link in bio to find out why Hansen believes the worst may be to come – and why we shouldn’t give up hope just yet ⬆️ #climatecrisis #extremeheat #extremetemperatures #worldnews #usa #europe #asia #america #wildfire #wildfire #floods #typhoon