First published in The Hill

This could be the coldest summer of the rest of our lives. So say researchers around the world, even while we are living through a broiling season and setting new heat records almost every day.

Across the globe, this June was the hottest June on record. July 3 was the hottest single day, worldwide, in recorded history. In Arizona, the sidewalks are so hot that if you fall on one, you can suffer severe burns. And July in Phoenix was the hottest month on record for any U.S. city, with an average of almost 103 degrees.

It’s going to get worse unless we do something about it.

Read the full article in The Hill.