Currently in Austin — September 22, 2023: Last official day of summer

The weather, currently.

Friday is the official last day of summer, but the heat refuses to release its steely grip on Austin. The day will be mostly sunny with a slim chance of showers, a high near 98, and heat index values as high as 102. Friday night is mostly clear, with a low around 76.

The Autumnal Equinox arrives on Saturday at 1:50 a.m., laughing as it turns the dial to “Fall” on a weekend of near triple-digit temperatures. A welcome cold front dips through early next week, bringing a chance of rain and a return to highs in the low 90s.

-Anne Hebert

What you need to know, currently.

It’s my extreme thrill to announce a partnership with Science Friday’s book club series: During the month of October, Science Friday will be doing a series of events focusing on my book, The Future Earth.

You can RSVP for the book club discussion livestream here, and enter to win your free copy of the book — which will arrive just in time that you don’t miss a thing!

If you haven’t read The Future Earth yet, there’s an excerpt here, the book also features a series of thought experiments and small group exercises at the back, so it’s going to be really exciting to do all this with the huge audience that Science Friday will bring.

I wrote this book because I truly believe a better world that works for everyone is possible, and I wanted to imagine what it would be like to live in that world. If you’re in need of a bit of realistic hope-grounded-in-justice right now, I wrote this book just for you.

— Eric Holthaus

What you can do, currently.

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