▲ 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.
[–] abessman@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago Billionaires ain't no buddies of mine. They will be able to buy their way free of the worst of the climate disaster, and that sucks. But the middle class, at least, will have to pay their dues. And that does not suck. permalink fedilink source parent