Not normal

This is David, your decidedly human web crawler, and you're reading the Weekly Filet, the newsletter for curious minds who love when something makes them go «Huh, I never thought of it this way!». As every Friday, I'm here to help you make sense of what’s happening, and imagine what could be. It's great to have you.1. Reuters Climate MonitorAs I'm writing this, it is 12.5°C/22.5°F hotter than normal this time of year in Zurich, Switzerland. It's the same or worse for almost all of Europe currently. Although, «than normal» doesn't really do the situation justice. That «normal», the average from 1961–1990, is long gone. These current temperatures might be extraordinary even in the new normal that humans created for themselves, but that's exactly what climate change does to us: these days and weeks of extreme heat are becoming more and more common. This new Climate Monitor by Reuters lets you explore and compare temperatures for every place on Earth. It's a scary globe.Reuters Climate…