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Currently in Austin — October 18, 2023: A mild day ahead
Plus, Palestine-Israel and climate justice
A Hebert & Abbie Veitch
October 18, 2023
The weather, currently.
A mild day ahead
Thursday sees a 30-degree swing, starting with a cool 59 in the early morning and capping out at a high near 89 in the afternoon. Light winds switch from west to north in the afternoon. Expect clear skies in the evening, with a repeat overnight low of 59 before we scooch up into the 90s on Friday.
It’s a good time to plan a fall garden, or to plant trees and bushes, as next week brings increasing rain chances and slightly lower temps.
-Anne Hebert
What you need to know, currently.
As the horrors in Palestine-Israel continue to unfold, it feels necessary to reiterate — as we have before in this newsletter — how climate justice, all systems of oppression, and humanitarian crises are connected.
As climate reporter Yessenia Funes put it in her newsletter Possibilities:
“What is climate justice in a world where people are not free? How can we talk about a green future when some communities don't have a future to look forward to? How can cultures come together to talk about emissions reductions when they don't even have peace?”
Below are a few stories and pieces of writing that highlight this truth:
What you can do, currently.
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