Somini Sengupta
@sominisengupta.bsky.social
I write about people living on a hotter planet. Staff writer for The New York Times. Also book writer, flaneur, and personal chef to The Teenager.
...and yes, the average global temperature is undeniably going up, mainly from the burning of coal, oil and gas.
November 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
...and yes, the average global temperature is undeniably going up, mainly from the burning of coal, oil and gas.
Really bad news: Forests are beginning to lose their superpower
November 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Really bad news: Forests are beginning to lose their superpower
Electric cars are becoming normal...except not so much in the U.S.
November 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Electric cars are becoming normal...except not so much in the U.S.
Take a look at this hockey stick of solar power.
November 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Take a look at this hockey stick of solar power.
November 2, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Finally, community helps. Isolation hurts. (In heat, as in life.)
Finally, community helps. Isolation hurts. (In heat, as in life.)
June 25, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Finally, community helps. Isolation hurts. (In heat, as in life.)
Finally, community helps. Isolation hurts. (In heat, as in life.)
NYC elections.
Extreme heat edition.
Extreme heat edition.
June 24, 2025 at 11:50 AM
NYC elections.
Extreme heat edition.
Extreme heat edition.
3/ All this is more visible to me because I’ve recently been to several world cities, preparing and adapting to heat.
It doesn’t have to be this way.
There are many practical fixes possible. We are dangerously behind.
It doesn’t have to be this way.
There are many practical fixes possible. We are dangerously behind.
June 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
3/ All this is more visible to me because I’ve recently been to several world cities, preparing and adapting to heat.
It doesn’t have to be this way.
There are many practical fixes possible. We are dangerously behind.
It doesn’t have to be this way.
There are many practical fixes possible. We are dangerously behind.
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We are not ready for heat.
This is downtown Brooklyn. Nearly all of this was built in the years we have all known about the risks of extreme heat. These high rises radiate heat. They create hot wind tunnels. They make the streets hotter for the millions who walk and bike.
We are not ready for heat.
This is downtown Brooklyn. Nearly all of this was built in the years we have all known about the risks of extreme heat. These high rises radiate heat. They create hot wind tunnels. They make the streets hotter for the millions who walk and bike.
June 23, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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We are not ready for heat.
This is downtown Brooklyn. Nearly all of this was built in the years we have all known about the risks of extreme heat. These high rises radiate heat. They create hot wind tunnels. They make the streets hotter for the millions who walk and bike.
We are not ready for heat.
This is downtown Brooklyn. Nearly all of this was built in the years we have all known about the risks of extreme heat. These high rises radiate heat. They create hot wind tunnels. They make the streets hotter for the millions who walk and bike.
Among 10 top health risks facing NYC, most are exacerbated by climate change.
Flooding is the biggest.
Flooding is the biggest.
June 4, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Among 10 top health risks facing NYC, most are exacerbated by climate change.
Flooding is the biggest.
Flooding is the biggest.