Temperatures at north pole 20C above average and beyond ice melting point (www.theguardian.com)

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For our stateside friends, a 20C delta is 36F. This is an order of magnitude beyond the less-aggressive Paris goals for the world as a whole.

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[-] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat 16 points 1 month ago

What, you mean the north pole that's currently shrouded in the midst of its endless winter, with eternal darkness o'er the land until the beginning of March?

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