▲ 1624 ▼ New record set for world's hottest day - as scientist warns milestone is a 'death sentence' (au.news.yahoo.com) submitted 3 years ago by nulluser@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world 475 comments fedilink hide all child comments 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.
[–] ironhydroxide@partizle.com 10 points 3 years ago (1 child) The rich are on the top decks where the valve controls are, they don't have wet feet, why should they close the valves? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent