🌧️ Cleveland's storms are getting angrier, not just wetter. Half of the city's top 10 rainiest days have occurred since 2000, with extreme rainfall events becoming increasingly common. Climate change is driving this shift—warmer air holds 7% more water per degree Celsius, creating a "giant sponge" effect that releases moisture in intense, unpredictable downpours. Through June, Cuyahoga County has already received about four inches more precipitation than the historical average, making 2025 unusually wet. This pattern reflects a broader national trend, with weather extremes across the contiguous U.S. now 58% higher than in the 1980s.
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🏭 Steel CEO demands Canadian tariffs to protect industry. Cleveland-Cliffs CEO Lourenco Goncalves is urging newly elected Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to implement tough tariffs on steel imports. Goncalves believes these measures are necessary to safeguard Canada's domestic steel production from foreign competition. The call comes as North American steel producers face ongoing challenges from international markets. Cleveland-Cliffs, a major American steel producer, has operations that could be affected by cross-border steel trade policies.
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📚 Cleveland author's diverse children's books teach kids about organ donation. Chante Thomas, a Shaker Heights teacher, creates books featuring diverse characters that tackle important health topics like kidney transplants. Her collaboration with Cleveland's Minority Organ Tissue Transplant Education Program secured a $10,000 grant to distribute her book "Sean and the Book Cures: The Great Sacrifice...Can You Spare a Kidney" to young readers for free. Thomas aims to combat misconceptions about organ donation, especially in minority communities where wait times for transplants are significantly longer. As she approaches retirement from her 30-year teaching career, Thomas plans to dedicate more time to writing stories that educate and inspire children.
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