[Common Dreams] ‘Terrifying’: Tuesday Was Hottest Day Ever, Breaking Record Set Just 24 Hours Earlier
[Common Dreams] ‘Terrifying’: Tuesday Was Hottest Day Ever, Breaking Record Set Just 24 Hours Earlier
"Not a milestone we should be celebrating," said one climate scientist. "It's a death sentence for people and ecosystems."
Data from the U.S. National Centers for Environmental Prediction shows that the average global temperature reached 17.01°C, or 62.62°F, on Monday—making it the hottest day ever recorded.
The record lasted just 24 hours.
🎶 it's the end of the world as we know it 🎶
10This is how it begins.
8Begins? We've been doing this almost every summer for years (except that one time there was a volcano eruption that helped a bit).
1Indeed but the masses have been looking away or ignoring it the whole time. This is the beginning of society starting to get fucked. Soon the migrations will start. And the ones that can't relocate will suffer and become desperate. Desperate people do desperate things. There will be a snowball effect to this and it ain't gonna be cold.
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@LilBiFurious Half the US isn't seeing it in their newsfeed. That's why it's not getting a lot of traction.
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