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 new record beats the previous figure - set back in August 2016 - and has been put down to a combination of climate change and an emerging El Nino weather pattern.
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13 0 ReplyWho cares, keep clubbing seals and chugging oil, until the day before we all die./s
10 0 ReplyTo be honest, seal clubbings is the least of our worries atm :p
3 0 ReplyIf anything, they should get their clubbing in whilst they can because habitats are being destroyed at an alarming rate.
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So until ~2030 then? 😅
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Whelp, we had a good run.
7 0 ReplyI disagree. The 1% have taken all the good stuff, the middle class are depressed and the rest are starving.
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We'll reap what we sow.
4 0 ReplyIt's getting spicy on this little planet of ours
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