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Extreme heat cancels extreme heat conference in London (metro.co.uk)

submitted 3 months ago by RobotToaster@mander.xyz to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] emigu@lemmy.world 30 points 3 months ago (7 children)

It's too late to do anything about the extreme heat already here plus a bit more, but we can prevent it from getting MUCH WORSE!

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[–] Murse@slrpnk.net 17 points 3 months ago

we can prevent it from getting MUCH WORSE!

Just make sure to wear gloves and a mask, park way the fuck off site, and leave your phone at home.

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[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Don't worry, once the ocean currents collapse we'll get a nice cooling ice age in the higher latitudes!

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[–] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 3 months ago (1 child)

Probably. Although there's actually at least a few climate models out there that suggest that things would just start heating up. Because the high temperatures would melt the ice caps.

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[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 1 point 3 months ago

Let's just try to enjoy the new Younger Dryas while we can, eh?

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[–] vivalapivo@lemmy.today 3 points 3 months ago

Exactly

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[–] Malyca@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 months ago

If that current collapses you guys get another ice age, so it won't be so bad!

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[–] Lemming6969@lemmy.world -3 points 3 months ago

Population statistics says otherwise. It appears we cannot.

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