It’s only June but already 2025 is one for the record books for extreme heat in the United States.

This week, cities from Boston to New York City and Washington, D.C. experienced sweltering heat and humidity threatening infrastructure and public health.

Meanwhile in China, a cleanup is underway after severe flooding devastated Rongjiang County in southwest China’s Guizhou Province where at least six people were killed.

Joining the discussion: 

• Saleem Ali is a Blue and Gold Distinguished Professor of Energy and the Environment at the University of Delaware.
• Yingzhi Sarah Tang is a Former Deputy Director of the Green BRI Center with the International Institute of Green Finance.
• Seema Wadhwa is the Founder of Health in Climate Voices, and was recognized by Time Magazine in 2023 as one of the 100 most influential climate leaders.
• Michael Shank is an Adjunct Professor of Sustainable Development at New York University.