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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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[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee 20 points 1 year ago

So if this milestone is a death sentence, does that mean it’s time to give up?

[-] meeeeetch@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

These temperatures will kill people. They will cause crop failures. The death, hunger, and hardship will cause people to leave their homes to come to more habitable regions.

But there will still be habitable regions for generations still to come. A lot has been lost, and more will be before we fix what we broke, but plenty can still be saved as long as we don't just give up

[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

So would you say morale is a really important factor in our global warming response?

Maybe these scientists should stop talking about hopelessness and death sentences and start talking about challenges and hardship.

[-] tlf@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

Depending on who you ask it's the most important. Once people are educated they can make informed decisions themselves. Just do what you can and are willing to do and don't wait for the governing bodies to change their pace. The IPCC report actually contains solid Data on what individual behavior change is most effective, this article lists a few things https://news.sky.com/story/climate-change-what-does-the-ipcc-mean-by-choice-architecture-and-can-it-change-our-behaviour-12582739

[-] ArcticCircleSystem@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Now we watch in horror as corporate lobbyists and their lackeys prevent such measures from being implemented at any wide scale, especially in countries and regions that produce the most pollution and still choose to keep fracking and all that. ~Strawberry

[-] tlf@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

They are unlikely to actually stop any individual from becoming vegan or at least making an effort to become one. The attitude that it is to öate and we can't do anything about the catastrophe is precisely the feeling they are hoping for so we continue to consume their products. You can however at any time just stop.

[-] ArcticCircleSystem@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Isn't the article talking about systemic solutions rather than just heavily individualized ones? ~Strawberry

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