Climate Crisis Adds Six Weeks of Dangerous Heat Globally, UK Heritage Sites Crumble Under Extreme Weather, and Iowa Farmers Find Hope in Prairie Strips

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As the world grapples with unprecedented climate challenges, from record-breaking heat waves to threatened historical landmarks, innovative solutions are emerging from unexpected places. While the climate crisis forces communities to confront devastating losses - from Caribbean islands facing 150 extra days of extreme heat to centuries-old British estates battling unprecedented floods - Iowa farmers are demonstrating how small changes in agricultural practices can help combat these very challenges. Their success with prairie strips offers a glimpse of how human ingenuity might help us adapt to and mitigate our changing climate, even as its effects intensify across the globe.