On Monday at 11:30 pm ET, SpaceX plans to launch 24 satellites into orbit from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. You can watch a stream of the launch below.
The big picture: Per SpaceX, the mission will be "among the most challenging launches in SpaceX history."
Air imported directly from the Sahara Desert into Western Europe will result in a record-shattering heat wave this week that could break all-time monthly temperature records in some locations, including Spain, France, Belgium, Germany, Poland and Denmark.
Why it matters: An extended heat wave at the start of summer is a threat to public health, since people are not yet accustomed to such high temperatures, making them more susceptible to heat-related illnesses. Europe has a history of deadly heat events in recent years. In 2003, for example, an August heat wave contributed to as many as 70,000 excess deaths, primarily in France, and became the first extreme weather event to be conclusively tied to human-caused global warming.
The wettest 12 months in recorded U.S. history have exacted a price — millions of acres of waterlogged fields remain unplanted during the worst farm crisis since the '80s.
Why it matters: Agriculture is used to boom-bust cycles. What's less common is the bust coinciding with historic trade wars.
