A Marathon Runner’s Hard Lesson (Gift Article)

Sooner or later, a warming climate will come for what matters to you.

Over the past 55 years, October nighttime temperatures have warmed in 228 of the 246 U.S. cities analyzed, with an average rise of 3.4 degrees Fahrenheit. 🌏☀️🌡️ www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/c...

"It's brought a lot of tourism into the town," waitress and barista Brooke Tanswell said. "When people do stop here [now] … they always come back. Ms Tanswell said the cafe now employed several young Indigenous women. ☕ 🖤💛❤️ www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/c...

Assistant Minister for International Education Julian Hill will use a speech in Sydney today to defend Labor's reforms to the sector as necessary for restoring integrity but will warn against an "overcorrection". www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/c...

A Marathon Runner’s Hard Lesson—It’s not only the heat that is disrupting race days. Floods, fires and storms, all of which are being made more intense because of human-caused global warming, are also wreaking havoc on organized runs. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/c... @dgelles.bsky.social @nytimes.com

I ran the Chicago Marathon in brutal heat. It did not go well. Good luck to the runners this weekend! www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/c...

A Marathon Runner’s Hard Lesson When the New York City Marathon begins on Sunday morning, temperatures are expected to be in the low 50s Fahrenheit. Runners, consider yourselves lucky. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/c...