As Hurricane Ida rips its way through the country’s Southeast — on the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, no less — newscasters across America are referring to the storm as a “she.” Not odd, considering the name. But behind that single pronoun is a fascinatingly sexist history.

With fears ramping up about the fate of women and girls in Afghanistan now under Taliban rule, climate change likely seems very far from related to the outcome. But it isn’t.

A thick, slimy substance known as “sea snot” began blanketing Turkey’s Marmara Sea at the end of last year. The smelly coating intensified on the coastline in May.

Wherever you are in the U.S, you’re likely experiencing extreme heat, wildfires, or drought. As of Aug. 3, 40 percent of the U.S. was under drought conditions, and 2021 is looking like it may end up being one of the driest years in a millennium. And, as of today, the wildfires have burned 2,063,146 acres of land. But while that’s bad news, here’s the really bad news.