July winning the unwelcome title of the hottest month since records began, in the nineteenth century
Total lie.
Indeed, climate scientists think that it was possibly the hottest month in the past 120,000 years.
No way to prove that.
In 2015, world leaders established a goal to keep average global surface temperatures from rising 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial temperatures in order to avoid the most catastrophic effects of climate change.
No way to determine what that temp was.
And scientists anticipate that 2023 will clock in as the hottest year on record.
Another prediction that won't actually happen.
Higher temperatures mean bigger floods, hotter and longer heat waves, more destructive wildfires, deeper droughts, and more intense storms.
Except, none of this is actually occurring.
For 31 days in a row, Phoenix, Arizona, recorded temperatures above 110 degrees Fahrenheit, heating pavement to the point that people’s—and pets’—skin burned on contact.
Breaking the record set in 1974, at 28 days. Was that global warming, too?
Smoke from Canadian wildfires
Caused by arsonists and wildlife mismanagement that the government had warned about for years.
Fueled by gale-force winds, wildfires devastated the Hawaiian island of Maui, killing at least 114 people, laying waste to the historic town of Lahaina, and driving locals into the ocean to escape the flames.
Caused by downed power lines in a moderate hurricane.
Extreme precipitation has also left a trail of destruction this summer.
Which is it? Climate change causes droughts or flooding?
2015 Paris accord established the Global Goal on Adaption, aiming to “enhance adaptive capacity, strengthen resilience and reduce vulnerability to climate change.”
The agreement that China, the worst CO2 "polluter" in the world has left.
Yet even the Dutch were caught off-guard by this summer’s record-breaking heat, as 39,000 people died during a three-week heat wave in June—five percent more than expected in that period.
5% or 39,000 instead of 37,500.
In the United States, the number of so-called billion-dollar disasters, or disasters costing more than a billion dollars each, has ballooned from six in 2002 to 18 in 2022. In the first seven months of 2023 alone, the United States has experienced 15 such disasters.
As cities become more densely populated, along with inflation for materials, when a disaster strikes, the monetary valuation of the damage is higher.
The rest is "spend more money" and expect less for the money you spend.
[ + ] HelenHighwater
[ - ] HelenHighwater 5 points 1.7 yearsAug 25, 2023 14:31:58 ago (+5/-0)
[ + ] FreeinTX
[ - ] FreeinTX 4 points 1.7 yearsAug 25, 2023 15:53:48 ago (+4/-0)
Total lie.
No way to prove that.
No way to determine what that temp was.
Another prediction that won't actually happen.
Except, none of this is actually occurring.
Breaking the record set in 1974, at 28 days. Was that global warming, too?
Caused by arsonists and wildlife mismanagement that the government had warned about for years.
Caused by downed power lines in a moderate hurricane.
Which is it? Climate change causes droughts or flooding?
The agreement that China, the worst CO2 "polluter" in the world has left.
5% or 39,000 instead of 37,500.
As cities become more densely populated, along with inflation for materials, when a disaster strikes, the monetary valuation of the damage is higher.
The rest is "spend more money" and expect less for the money you spend.
Fuckin' dumb.
[ + ] yesiknow
[ - ] yesiknow 4 points 1.7 yearsAug 25, 2023 15:28:14 ago (+4/-0)
[ + ] Anus_Expander
[ - ] Anus_Expander 4 points 1.7 yearsAug 25, 2023 15:18:22 ago (+4/-0)
[ + ] Tallest_Skil
[ - ] Tallest_Skil 4 points 1.7 yearsAug 25, 2023 14:43:28 ago (+4/-0)
[ + ] TheFuriousPatriot
[ - ] TheFuriousPatriot [op] -5 points 1.7 yearsAug 25, 2023 15:39:16 ago (+0/-5)
How's your wife and kids? How's your book?
[ + ] Ex_hack
[ - ] Ex_hack 2 points 1.7 yearsAug 25, 2023 15:52:25 ago (+2/-0)
[ + ] Tallest_Skil
[ - ] Tallest_Skil 2 points 1.7 yearsAug 25, 2023 16:31:47 ago (+2/-0)
You advocate for the rape of children. My argument is that you should be killed as soon as possible. Glad to know that this is just Pandas4Trump.
[ + ] Ex_hack
[ - ] Ex_hack 4 points 1.7 yearsAug 25, 2023 14:40:11 ago (+4/-0)
[ + ] ChuckysBack
[ - ] ChuckysBack 4 points 1.7 yearsAug 25, 2023 14:33:41 ago (+4/-0)