[image: image.png] *Monday was hottest day ever measured by humans, beating Sunday, European science service says: “Uncharted territory” * *Climate scientists say the world is now as warm as it was 125,000 years ago because of human-caused climate change <www.cbsnews.com/climate-change/>. While scientists can’t be certain that Monday was the hottest day throughout that period, average temperatures haven’t been this high since long before humans developed agriculture. **The temperature rise in recent decades is in line with what climate scientists projected would happen if humans kept burning fossil fuels at an increasing rate. * *”We are in an age where weather and climate records are frequently stretched beyond our tolerance levels, resulting in insurmountable loss of lives and livelihoods,” said Roxy Mathew Koll, a climate scientist at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology.* Part One:*Why is Congress filled with old people? * Charlie Hunt Assistant Professor of Political Science, Boise State University part two: Why Some Americans Really Do Want an Authoritarian in Charge Donald Trump’s strongman image is a plus for many voters. Susan Milligan is a political writer at New Republic Listen online at www.wnhnfm.org/live Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> ‘ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen,hottest day ever, climate crisis,Professor Charlie Hunt, the Conversation, Congress, old people, Susan Milligan, New Republic,Trump, Authoritarians
