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This month’s newsletter reflects an important moment in MEER’s journey: the movement from research and design into deeper field engagement, real-world testing, and community-centered climate adaptation.

Forests as the Beating Heart: The Biotic Pump Theory

Climate Overshoot: Is There a Way Back?

This edition of the MEER Newsletter highlights ongoing fieldwork, community engagement, and engineering progress across Sierra Leone and India, alongside insights into climate science and emerging passive cooling approaches.

This episode of BBC's The Climate Question featured an interview with Eugenia Kargbo, Chief Heat Officer for Freetown, Sierra Leone. Eugenia Kargbo referenced the pilot project implemented in Kroo Bay, where reflective roofing materials have been deployed in partnership with MEER.

A Short Film on Rani's Story

Brazil, the Amazon, and the Climate Story

Sunlight Reflection: The Business Case for an Albedo Accord

The Climate Acceleration Debate: Could 3°C Arrive by 2050?

Goliath’s Curse: Why Societies Collapse

As 2026 progresses, MEER’s work continues to build momentum, with key preparations underway for our largest experimental trials to date.

Building a Climate-Ready Majority

Carbon Removal Won't Scale in Time

As we begin 2026, MEER’s work continues to gather pace across India, Africa, and other key regions, with an increasing focus on translating research into durable, real-world cooling solutions.

A Climate Reality Check

Climate Change and Health in Africa: Insights from a NASAC Publication

This month’s update covers key developments in our field trials, partnerships, and community-led cooling initiatives as we prepare for an even more ambitious year ahead.

The Nemesis of Planet A

This peer-reviewed article examines how extreme heat acts as a “silent killer” in urban West Africa and explores innovative, low-cost cooling interventions through the MEER pilot in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The study highlights lived experiences of heat vulnerability among low-income residents and evaluates how surface cooling technologies and community-oriented design can reduce heat exposure in informal settlements.

Good Vibrations from the Soil: Seismology for Ecosystem Monitoring

In Freetown, MEER is partnering with the Sierra Leone National Dance Group to create a shared space where cultural expression meets environmental innovation.

IPCC Three Years Later

Denial to Disaster: The Consequences of Ignoring Climate Science

In this October edition, we bring you fresh insights from across our global initiatives.

Risk Realism: Cooling a Livable Planet

Confessions of a Climate Activist with Mike Tidwell

In this September edition, we share the latest developments from our global research initiatives, with updates from project sites in Africa, India, and beyond.

The Global Cooling Potential of Radiative Surfaces

This month, we’re sharing key updates from our sites in Freetown and India, where floating reflectors and other surface-based solutions are being tested to support climate resilience and community wellbeing.