A “bomb cyclone” and a severe tropical storm are slamming into Europe. Nighttime temperatures across much of the U.S. have plunged for an early shiver.
But hold onto your fleece, dear readers. Neither comes close to the freakish, harrowing winter of 1709 (depicted above). It disrupted two wars, broke church bells, froze Venice’s canals, and turned the Baltic Sea into horsepaths.
A good home, at last: Nat Geo Explorers Steve Winter and Sharon Guynupspent two years investigating captive tigers in America. For the top of their story, they chose Winter’s hopeful image (above) of three big cats who ended up in a sanctuary with proper nutrition and vet care. For their work, which helped end the cub-petting industry in the U.S., the two just won the National Geographic Society’s annual Eliza Scidmore Award for Outstanding Storytelling.
Move over, Dolly Parton: A follicle-challenged leader got Big Hair going throughout Europe centuries before our favorite bewigged singer. When his natural flowing mane began to wane, this king (above, in the silver hairpiece) got seriously wiggy—and so did his subjects. Who was it?
Resilient no more? Cypress trees have had a reputation for being resilient. Rising seawater levels, hurricanes, and dredging are killing them off in droves (above, in North Carolina). We look at what is being done to save them. Readers, stay tuned: We’ll be doing more on the effects of rising seawater levels, even to your household appliances, in coming weeks.
Today’s soundtrack: That Would Be Enough, Phillipa Soo, Lin-Manuel Miranda We hope this newsletter brightened your Thursday! It was curated and edited by David Beard, Nancy San Martín, and Jen Tse. Know someone who might want our newsletter in their inbox? Here’s the signup. See you tomorrow!
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