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The Years Project We are the storytellers of the climate crisis: sharing what’s real, what’s urgent, and what’s possible.
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OUR VISION: A world where fighting climate change is the top political, economic and social issue.

06/18/2026

Have you seen hailstones the size of baseballs on your feed? This isn’t AI. This is climate change.

Hail is costing us billions and it’s only getting bigger and more destructive. Scientists have found that as our planet warms, large hailstones are set to become up to 75% more likely in some parts of the country.

What’s The Damage?
🤕 Hail and wind damage account for 40% of homeowners insurance claims.
🤕 Losses from hail have quintupled since 2008, and it now costs Americans $15 billion in damages every year.
🤕 A single hailstorm can destroy a farmer’s entire harvest in 10 minutes.
🤕 The U.S. South and Midwest are set to experience the highest increases in large hail.

How Does Hail Form?
💨 Strong winds pull rain high into the atmosphere, which freezes into ice crystals.
💨 These crystals gather additional moisture in the clouds and grow even larger.
💨 When these crystals grow too heavy, they fall to the ground as hail.

How Does Climate Change Make Hail Bigger?
🧊 As the planet heats, the risk of severe storms known as “supercells,” increases.
🧊 These storms carry more moisture, more wind and more volatility.
🧊 This means hail spends more time growing and supercharging into larger, more destructive sizes.

06/15/2026

This year's World Cup could be the hottest ever, with dangerous consequences. Find out why.

06/12/2026

During the World Cup this summer, a quarter of all matches will be too dangerous to play.

06/11/2026

🥵 TOO HOT TO PLAY
This year’s tournament will be the hottest and most dangerous World Cup on record, with extreme heat making a quarter of the matches too dangerous to play.
The international player’s union considers a “wet bulb temperature” above 83°F as “unsafe conditions” — but the tournament officials have refused to cancel matches even when the heat has exceeded 90°F.

☀️ DANGERS OF EXTREME HEAT
Athletes and fans risk:
Heat stroke, which has a 33-80% mortality rate
Dehydration, fainting, cramps, nausea and dizziness

⚽️ FUTURE OF THE GAME IN DANGER?
Extreme heat could kill the sport.
Extreme heat limits how fast, far and frequently players can run, resulting in slower, less exciting matches.
Extreme heat is unavoidable: even if the tournament organizers shift the schedule of the season, players around the world still have to train and compete in extreme conditions year round.

🙅‍♀️ PLAYERS SPEAK OUT
60 players have signed a letter demanding that tournament officials listen to scientists and update their heat guidelines.
The tournament will be the first to mandate three minute hydration breaks, but athletes say that isn’t enough time for meaningful recovery.

🥅 UNFAIR ADVANTAGES
Extreme heat could put your favorite team at a disadvantage.
Tunisia’s and France's teams face the highest heat stress in the first round, with the majority of their games predicted to surpass safe temperature limits.
Meanwhile, Uzbekistan and Congo will mostly play in air conditioned stadiums and cooler cities.
As the tournament progresses, some teams will be more fatigued than others due to the heat.

The science tells us our climate can’t afford a single new fossil fuel project – yet big banks committed over $508 billi...
06/09/2026

The science tells us our climate can’t afford a single new fossil fuel project – yet big banks committed over $508 billion to fossil fuel expansion in 2025, up 27% in a single year. These banks are making massive profits at the expense of us all. We demand they now. Learn more at bankingonclimatechaos.org.

06/09/2026

Hail storms have been out of control. Giant hail storms have ripped through the U.S. Midwest and Western Europe, causing billions of dollars in damages. Studies show that as the planet warms, storms become more intense and hail becomes far larger and far more destructive.

06/08/2026

It's not just fires, floods, heat and hurricanes that are becoming more extreme in the age of climate change. Get ready for giant hail.

06/04/2026

It's getting hotter outside but just how hot? Too hot to do even the bare minimum of activity, the stuff we need to do day-to-day. Where's this all leading to?

06/03/2026

We all know that it's getting hotter outside, especially in the summer. It certainly looks like hell for people who work outside, like in agriculture, landscaping and construction.

But scientists just did the math, and found that for people just going about their lives, it's actually way hotter than we realized. Even dangerous. What do they mean?

🥵 HEAT IS WORKING OVERTIME
Since 1950, the number of hours when it is too hot for everyday activities has DOUBLED. That doesn’t just mean that physically demanding activities like outdoor sports, but even walking your dog, grocery shopping or eating at an outdoor restaurant are becoming nearly impossible due to extreme heat.

🫠 HEAT IS A TIME SUCK
In the U.S, senior citizens can't safely go outside for an average of 270 hours a year. That’s 11 entire days! It's more than a month worldwide. Even young adults aren't immune. It's unsafe for them to be outside for 50 hours a year, thanks to extreme heat. Keep in mind, those 50 hours could be spread out … over several weeks or even months.

♨️ HEAT IS OWNING THE FUTURE
As global warming continues, hotter places will become harder and harder to live in. So what will the future look like then?

06/02/2026

Why are we being forced to pay for grid updates for data centers when we have more than enough power available already? Here's what they don’t want you to know.

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