A climate grand jeté

The economies of the developed countries have already been retooled twice since 1945, and alternative energy sources are already taking over. What needs to be done to respond to climate change is probably still achievable.

An aerial view of wildfires burning near Flin Flon, Man., at the end of May 2025. Europe and North America are facing heat domes for months on end, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Manitoba

Opinion

BY GWYNNE DYER

August 17, 2026

LONDON, U.K.—The first hurricane to hit Hawaii in 34 years. The Mediterranean on fire from Spain to Greece. Heat domes one after another for months on end in Europe and North America. Thousands of excess deaths. A record El Niño piled on top of an average global temperatu...

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