Local Runner Heads Out at 6 a.m. to Beat the Heat Symptomatic of a Climate Crisis Poised to Turn the Planet Irrevocably Into an Uninhabitable Hellscape
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A local woman woke early this morning to complete her five-mile run while temperatures were still relatively cool, Dumb Runner has learned, as the forecast called for yet another day of triple-digit highs — extreme heat that’s becoming more common due to climate change, which poses an existential threat not just to humanity but to life on earth as we know it.
“It’s good to get it done early,” said Charlene Shiherlis, 37, who is training for a fall half-marathon. “Later in the day, the heat is just brutal.”
Extreme heat waves are just one of many consequences of global climate change, scientists say; others include drought, wildfires, water shortages, floods, and more powerful storms. Time to address climate change and mitigate its worst effects is quickly running out, they say.
After her run, sources said, Shiherlis showered, dressed, and climbed into her 2021 Chevrolet Suburban to make the 44-mile one-way drive, alone, to her workplace.
