Sudden surge of broken heat records is scaring scientists

https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/07/06/earth-record-heat-climate-extremes/

Scientists say to brace for more extreme weather and probably a record-warm 2023 amid unprecedented temperatures.

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forsen@kbin.social · 24 pts · 3y (1 reply)

To the surprise of mostly no one. We've been warned for decades.

ivanafterall@kbin.social · 4 pts · 3y

This is the first I'm hearing of this.

fearout@kbin.social · 23 pts · 3y

I’m not even a scientist and it’s scaring me too.

Tyson712@kbin.social · 15 pts · 3y (3 replies)

🤷 guess we'll die?

nevernevermore@kbin.social · 12 pts · 3y (2 replies)

oh right now I'm praying death is all. but likely we'll suffer a lot first; with fire and famine and poverty and pestilence.

kosure@kbin.social · 7 pts · 3y (1 reply)

And mass migrations and political strife

Bipta@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y

Resulting in widespread authoritarianism likely propped up by corruption, and perhaps wars.

InLikeClint@kbin.social · 3 pts · 3y

I didn't buy this Bear Grylls machete for nothing. I'm destined to be a raider in the apocalypse.

Mikey_donuts@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y

The white house is talking up finding a way to block the sun. We are in some fucked up times.

iAmTheTot@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y

Sudden? Maybe in the terms of the past 200 years.