▲ 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.
[–] ckrius@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 3 years ago (4 children) Yup, the only real revolution is a violent revolution. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 16 points 3 years ago (1 child) Violence is a sometimes (even often) unavoidable byproduct of revolution, not an essential characteristic. Don't confuse the two. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ckrius@lemmy.fmhy.ml 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) George Jackson would disagree. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RobertOwnageJunior@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago And Michael Jackson would disagree-hee-hee. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Zoot@reddthat.com 10 points 3 years ago You know, now that a good portion of people are on Lemmy, it just might be the perfect place to start organizing, whatever you feel that may be... permalink fedilink source parent [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Czechoslovakia's Velvet Revolution would suggest otherwise. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velvet_Revolution permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ShakyPerception@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Okay, when a government has completely collapsed, after the total collapse of the larger global leading entity; a peaceful revolution that results in something completely new, should be the top option. But I don’t think we have that much time permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) How much time do you think we have? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ShakyPerception@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) In my personal (very, very amateur) opinion; less than 10 years, where things keep running as "normal" Humanity is awesome at adapting so I think it'll be a very long time before things become impossible to deal with, but there is going to be a lot of transition and disruption over the next 20+ years permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago Sounds like history as usual then. The thing I’m most worried about would be nuclear weapons, but I’m pretty sure the aliens are preventing that from happening. Personally I’m most worried about starting a family. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ArcticCircleSystem@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago* (1 child) And how the heck do we know that it have any reasonable chance of working out well and that it won't be brutally suppressed or co-opted by reactionaries? And how would anyone even organize such a thing? ~Strawberry permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ckrius@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) We don't have any idea if it will work out or if it'll be snuffed out. However, the lack of purposeful revolution will result in an aimless one, carried on not with thought and intent, but instead as a reaction to the immseration of the world's people as we bake in and are flooded from our homes and cities. The only option is to try as the current hegemony will not solve the problems we face for the problems are a direct result of their desired politics in action. As for organizing one, that's way too long of a conversation to occur here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ArcticCircleSystem@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago So we have no idea if it's even remotely a good idea or if it's likely to leave us in a similar position to before or worse, or how to do it? Great plan. ~Strawberry permalink fedilink source parent
[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 16 points 3 years ago (1 child) Violence is a sometimes (even often) unavoidable byproduct of revolution, not an essential characteristic. Don't confuse the two. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ckrius@lemmy.fmhy.ml 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) George Jackson would disagree. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RobertOwnageJunior@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago And Michael Jackson would disagree-hee-hee. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ckrius@lemmy.fmhy.ml 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) George Jackson would disagree. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RobertOwnageJunior@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago And Michael Jackson would disagree-hee-hee. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RobertOwnageJunior@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago And Michael Jackson would disagree-hee-hee. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zoot@reddthat.com 10 points 3 years ago You know, now that a good portion of people are on Lemmy, it just might be the perfect place to start organizing, whatever you feel that may be... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Czechoslovakia's Velvet Revolution would suggest otherwise. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velvet_Revolution permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ShakyPerception@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Okay, when a government has completely collapsed, after the total collapse of the larger global leading entity; a peaceful revolution that results in something completely new, should be the top option. But I don’t think we have that much time permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) How much time do you think we have? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ShakyPerception@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) In my personal (very, very amateur) opinion; less than 10 years, where things keep running as "normal" Humanity is awesome at adapting so I think it'll be a very long time before things become impossible to deal with, but there is going to be a lot of transition and disruption over the next 20+ years permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago Sounds like history as usual then. The thing I’m most worried about would be nuclear weapons, but I’m pretty sure the aliens are preventing that from happening. Personally I’m most worried about starting a family. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ShakyPerception@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Okay, when a government has completely collapsed, after the total collapse of the larger global leading entity; a peaceful revolution that results in something completely new, should be the top option. But I don’t think we have that much time permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) How much time do you think we have? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ShakyPerception@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) In my personal (very, very amateur) opinion; less than 10 years, where things keep running as "normal" Humanity is awesome at adapting so I think it'll be a very long time before things become impossible to deal with, but there is going to be a lot of transition and disruption over the next 20+ years permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago Sounds like history as usual then. The thing I’m most worried about would be nuclear weapons, but I’m pretty sure the aliens are preventing that from happening. Personally I’m most worried about starting a family. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) How much time do you think we have? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ShakyPerception@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) In my personal (very, very amateur) opinion; less than 10 years, where things keep running as "normal" Humanity is awesome at adapting so I think it'll be a very long time before things become impossible to deal with, but there is going to be a lot of transition and disruption over the next 20+ years permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago Sounds like history as usual then. The thing I’m most worried about would be nuclear weapons, but I’m pretty sure the aliens are preventing that from happening. Personally I’m most worried about starting a family. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ShakyPerception@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) In my personal (very, very amateur) opinion; less than 10 years, where things keep running as "normal" Humanity is awesome at adapting so I think it'll be a very long time before things become impossible to deal with, but there is going to be a lot of transition and disruption over the next 20+ years permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago Sounds like history as usual then. The thing I’m most worried about would be nuclear weapons, but I’m pretty sure the aliens are preventing that from happening. Personally I’m most worried about starting a family. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago Sounds like history as usual then. The thing I’m most worried about would be nuclear weapons, but I’m pretty sure the aliens are preventing that from happening. Personally I’m most worried about starting a family. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ArcticCircleSystem@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago* (1 child) And how the heck do we know that it have any reasonable chance of working out well and that it won't be brutally suppressed or co-opted by reactionaries? And how would anyone even organize such a thing? ~Strawberry permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ckrius@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) We don't have any idea if it will work out or if it'll be snuffed out. However, the lack of purposeful revolution will result in an aimless one, carried on not with thought and intent, but instead as a reaction to the immseration of the world's people as we bake in and are flooded from our homes and cities. The only option is to try as the current hegemony will not solve the problems we face for the problems are a direct result of their desired politics in action. As for organizing one, that's way too long of a conversation to occur here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ArcticCircleSystem@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago So we have no idea if it's even remotely a good idea or if it's likely to leave us in a similar position to before or worse, or how to do it? Great plan. ~Strawberry permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ckrius@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) We don't have any idea if it will work out or if it'll be snuffed out. However, the lack of purposeful revolution will result in an aimless one, carried on not with thought and intent, but instead as a reaction to the immseration of the world's people as we bake in and are flooded from our homes and cities. The only option is to try as the current hegemony will not solve the problems we face for the problems are a direct result of their desired politics in action. As for organizing one, that's way too long of a conversation to occur here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ArcticCircleSystem@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago So we have no idea if it's even remotely a good idea or if it's likely to leave us in a similar position to before or worse, or how to do it? Great plan. ~Strawberry permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ArcticCircleSystem@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago So we have no idea if it's even remotely a good idea or if it's likely to leave us in a similar position to before or worse, or how to do it? Great plan. ~Strawberry permalink fedilink source parent