“Houston, we have a problem.”
11/10/25
On Sunday, June 27, Canada broke its all-time heat record, 113 degrees Fahrenheit, when the temperature reached nearly 116 degrees in Lytton, a community of around 250 residents on the Fraser River, in southern British Columbia. The next day, that record was broken, again in Lytton, when the temperature hit 118 degrees. On Tuesday, it was smashed again, when the temperature in the town soared to 121 degrees.
McKibben, Bill. Here Comes the Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance for Civilization (p. 44). W. W. Norton & Company. Kindle Edition.
The famous phrase from the Apollo 13 movie is “Houston, we have a problem.” The statement is memorable because it is an under statement of the dire situation the astronauts found themselves in. We can now say the same thing as we experience the soaring hot temperatures on our planet in the solar system, Earth.
What do you make of climate change denial? How much does it jeopardize the well being of the occupants on Mother Earth? How should climate change denial be managed?
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