New record set for world's hottest day - as scientist warns milestone is a 'death sentence'
New record set for world's hottest day - as scientist warns milestone is a 'death sentence'
The world has experienced its hottest day on record, according to meteorologists. The average global temperature reached 17.01C (62.62F) on Monday, according to the US National Centres for Environmental Prediction. It comes as the southern US and China have been hit by heatwaves, while temperature...
The world has experienced its hottest day on record, according to meteorologists.
The average global temperature reached 17.01C (62.62F) on Monday, according to the US National Centres for Environmental Prediction.
The figure surpasses the previous record of 16.92C (62.46F) - set back in August 2016.
I used to think the more apparent and devastating outcomes of climate change were bound to hit long after I passed away, but now I'm not so sure. Local storms are becoming more and more serious with every passing year, each summer is less bearable than the last and the nearby forests are burning down for the 2nd summer in a row. We are definitely speedrunning this shit.
in other news my ultra conservative parents installed solar panels on their house, and for over a month now, they've been generating more electricity than they can use, feeding back into the system their surplus. when real world results are such, we can start using these incidents as examples of why it's not only the morally correct thing to do (combat climate change and save our species), but also the economically savvy thing to do.
who knows what will be the final straw that breaks their stubbornness.
Every person living in a democracy can make a difference with their VOTE. Only vote for people who have plans and intentions of bringing change. Vote at all levels, and vote whenever you get an opportunity. Ask what candidates in municipal elections think about the climate emergency. Organize. Talk to doubters. We can do this.
Nah I think it is fine haha it is just summer really hot out don't worry about it /s
I just try to enjoy each year as the coldest year I'll get for the rest of my life.
We're gonna blow right past it.
Billions will die.
It's not even all about the climate though; it is human greed and cruelty that will kill the most: the haves butchering and purging the have-nots.
You are not a "have".
For all intents and purposes, NONE of us who would actually be here, on Lemmy, in this comment thread, able to be reading this, are a "have".
Unless your personal assistant's butler's niece's boyfriend is sharing this with you, you're probably just as fucked as he, she, and they are.
Love that 2 days later the headline is still true 😂, but also it’s sad
Zeke Hausfather, a research scientist at Berkeley Earth, warned more records could be broken this year, due to an increase in emissions and El Nino.
Okay, I know this isn't the point of the article, but this guy's name is cool as hell and would fit perfectly as the leader of a band of survivors once the climate change apocalypse actually hits.
Now, that said, I would prefer that it didn't. Every other form of existential dread I can rationalize away, but this feels inexorable.
It's hard to be optimistic, or at least determined, about the future when the prospect is bleak. Climate change is getting worse and here we are just pretending it is business as always.
was fucking hot in western WA yesterday, my first year gardening and have had some plants bolt :(
edit: I shouldn't have used the term bolt cause even I didn't know what that meant before this season, it just means that a lot of my plants flowered due to stress from the heat, which often makes things like kale bitter, or spinach tough. In my case it was bok choy, and just now cilantro, but that was probably more from me planting late.
New record so far. Damn, it’s just going to get worse isn’t it.
The 4th of July is so hot right now.
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That's 2 degrees warmer than the "International Standard Atmosphere," which is used in the aerospace industry.
can't wait
Anyone have any idea how long before we actually all burn up?
It's been downright cold in Denver. We've had rain almost every day for the past few weeks and total rainfall has exceeded that of Seattle this year. Our heater has been coming on and we've barely had to use AC. Today it's overcast and about 70 again.
FFFFFFFUUUUUUUCCCCCCKKKKKKK..
AC was running nonstop
Honestly, I'm not sure if I'd want to bring a child into this kind of future. I'm not even sure how long I'll last in this future.
You know how they talk about the Fermi Paradox, and the Great Filter? This might be it. We made it past nukes (for now), we may or may not make it past misaligned AI... but I'm not sure we can survive this.
It makes it difficult to get in the mindset of planning for one's financial future. Retirement savings? Will I even live long enough to see those?
https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/sources-greenhouse-gas-emissions
If you ever drove a car, or used electricity, you did this.
i'm so glad that it's not my responsibility to fix this mess.
meanwhile in North Wales (UK) it was a piss poor 16° all day!
The article doesn't make it clear since when average global temperature was being captured and calculated. If that statistic has been calculated for decades, and more data points are added especially closer to the equator how is the average affected over time?
Lol