As the world faces intensifying climate extremes, voices of compassion are speaking out. This week’s newsletterexplores hope, heartbreak, and how each of us can help connect the dots.
🌿 Good news: Pope Leo XIV is carrying forward Pope Francis' legacy by elevating climate action as a moral imperative. From calling for a "conversion of hearts" at aspecial Mass to approving a new liturgy "for the care of creation," his leadership echoes the calls of Catholic bishops from the Global South for climate justice and systemic change.
🌊 Very bad news: Tragic flooding in Texas has claimed the lives of over 135 people and left many more still missing, two weeks later. As climate change fuels stronger and more frequent extremes, to keep people safe we need more investment in weather and climate services— not less.

💡 What you can do: A global study shows that people don’t automatically link extreme weather to climate change—but when someone they trust explains the connection, their support for solutions grows. That messenger could be you!

Flood relief efforts:

Kerr County Flood Relief Fund

Texas Search and Rescue

Mercy Chefs

Spirit of Giving Fund

Thank you to Anne Cloud with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Voice Over for the Planet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for narrating this edition of Talking Climate.

Music by Bradley Myer.

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