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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.

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[-] anewbeginning@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago

I'm sure this catastrophizing is the best way to get society to act. It reads almost like there is no hope. If there is no hope, why bother.

[-] Tyfud@lemmy.one 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

If we don't make changes, it is catastrophic.

Saying the ship you're on is taking in water and likely going to sink, is still a very important piece of information to communicate, even if nobody has a bilge pump on hand.

Some people are ignoring the evidence of water pouring into the holds of our ship and screaming that we're not sinking, and that's causing a lot of confusion. Confusion that's keeping us from coordinating properly on how best to keep the ship afloat.

Even if we don't manage to save the ship, keeping it floating as long as possible gives us more opportunities to be rescued.

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