▲ 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.
[–] diskmaster23@lemmy.one 3 points 3 years ago (2 children) Eh, ring of fire will get them permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] queermunist@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago Probably. Billionaires seem to think nature is irrelevant. See: Elon Musk and his Mars fetish lol permalink fedilink source parent [–] MrsDoyle@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago This exactly. One of the reasons I left NZ was a fear of earthquakes. My dozen Christchurch rellies all living in the least damaged house, with a bucket in the garage as their toilet, just confirmed for me that I'd made the right choice. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] queermunist@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago Probably. Billionaires seem to think nature is irrelevant. See: Elon Musk and his Mars fetish lol permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MrsDoyle@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago This exactly. One of the reasons I left NZ was a fear of earthquakes. My dozen Christchurch rellies all living in the least damaged house, with a bucket in the garage as their toilet, just confirmed for me that I'd made the right choice. permalink fedilink source parent