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Climate records tumble, leaving Earth in uncharted territory - scientists (www.bbc.com)

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[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 32 points 1 year ago (8 children)

This is the second time in a week someone has used "tumble" to mean "occur rapidly" instead of "fall". Is this a new colloquialism or had"tumble" always had a second definition as "occur rapidly"?

[–] PrometheusG@lemmy.one 21 points 1 year ago

"Tumble" does not mean "occur rapidly" here. It means "broken". When a world record is broken, it falls or tumbles. These are climate world records, like "hottest day ever".

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