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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.

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[–] ebfortin@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's amazing how the human race realize the shit it put itself in only when it is a fraction of a second from hitting the wall at high speed. It's like that every single time.

[–] Thadrax@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Except the impact of climate change isn’t at all like a car crash. In a car crash everything stays fine until it suddenly goes to shit. Which I think is one of the issues why people have such a hard time dealing with it.

Maybe we should think about it more like a sinking ship. We already got wet feet, which isn’t great but only the start and we really need to start shutting some bulk heads to keep the water from pouring in. And get some Wellies to deal with the water already in. But those won’t help if it keeps on rising.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

On geological time scales, this is very much like your car crash analogy.

Unfortunately, most people don't seem to be capable of understanding time at that scale.

[–] WhiteHawk@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Because we're humans, not rocks. What do you expect?

[–] ironhydroxide@partizle.com 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The rich are on the top decks where the valve controls are, they don't have wet feet, why should they close the valves?

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Surely even the rich would prefer to be able to go outside without the air being full of smoke, and visit a forest that isn't dead. But I guess there's a minority for whom the amount of money next to their name is more important, and they happen to run everything.