Greenpeace Canada wanted to name the Alberta Tarsands tailing ponds after oil execs and politicians that enabled them to happen. They never did it, but it seemed like a good idea.
There was talk about doing that officially, actually, before our world became collectively stupider in recent years. The argument is actually to get people to take them more seriously since they cause deaths just as much as any other climate crisis. Name and rating, similar to hurricanes.
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AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world · 93 pts · 59d
We should name them after oil company executives.
ClownStatue@piefed.social · 39 pts · 59d
Not in the nose enough. Name them after the companies. Increment them if/when necessary.
“Everyone stay indoors next week as the BP2 heat wave sweeps across the continent.”
Bluegrass_Addict@lemmy.ca · 20 pts · 59d
nah, everyone knows the corrupt companies names.
applies human names and faces to the corruption so they can't as easily just live freely into he world.
they deserve nonstop harassment and ridicule anywhere they go at all times. make them flee this planet.
Maiq@piefed.social · 7 pts · 59d
Include lobbyist and owned politician names separated by hyphens.
neomachino@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 59d
Instead of incrementing, assign numbers with no real meaning.
Remember BP86 last year? Remember BP165 the year before?
Efficient.
squirrel@cake.kobel.fyi · 3 pts · 59d
The Sawan sweltering
radiofreebc@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 59d
Greenpeace Canada wanted to name the Alberta Tarsands tailing ponds after oil execs and politicians that enabled them to happen. They never did it, but it seemed like a good idea.
IcedRaktajino@startrek.website · 36 pts · 59d
We do, though it is a recent thing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_named_heat_waves
Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 pts · 59d
2017: Lucifer
They should have started out cooler IMO!
Any idea about 2026? I'm living through the second here.
TheEndeavor@sh.itjust.works · 24 pts · 59d
Name them after billionaires CEOs.
ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 59d
They'd bid just to get their name on it.
Witchfire@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 59d
Honestly fine, it strips them of some of their wealth. I'd be happy to complain about Heatwave Bezos
thenextguy@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 59d
Hotty McHotface
khannie@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 59d
Claude. Like the AI accelerating it.
BambiDiego@lemmy.zip · 12 pts · 59d
Unless we name them more "kiki" and less "bouba" then we'll have the same issue with people not taking them seriously.
Hurricane "Katrina" sounds like an annoying neighbor, but Hurricane "Windsmasher" is easier to explain how to lose a whole coastline.
I dub the current one: Heatwave "Pedofire" in honor of the ones who deny it's a problem.
vk6flab@lemmy.radio · 8 pts · 59d
Doug as in we Doug ourselves a hole.
Adulated_Aspersion@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 59d
Exxon?
zonnewin@feddit.nl · 5 pts · 59d
New Normal
verity_kindle@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 59d
Sweaty Betty.
Bristlecone@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 59d
Bernard
LovableSidekick@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 59d
Heat wave names:
Scorchy McScorchface
Sweatbelly
Steamroll
Barbie Q
Hot Enough For Ya?
Li'l Sizzle
Dewflaps
"The Grill"
verity_kindle@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 58d
FUPA
fargeol@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 58d
Here's my personal list :
This list is incomplete, you can help by expanding it.
sunsofold@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 59d
Here comes heat wave Aaauughh.
sidebro@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 59d
Scorchio
Sweatpocalypse
verity_kindle@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 59d
"Celsius To Fahrenheit...Oh, OK, Not That Hot."
Diddlydee@feddit.uk · 3 pts · 59d
Barry.
meejle@piefed.world · 3 pts · 59d
Greta
No_Money_Just_Change@feddit.org · 3 pts · 59d
How about sven or Joseph after the first scientists that predicted this at 18XX
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_climate_change_science
TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 59d
Trump deserves one.
drath@lemmy.drath.ru · 2 pts · 59d
The Big Beautiful Heatwave
BreadOven@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 59d
Hubert.
orenj@leminal.space · 2 pts · 59d
Hot Coldman
taiyang@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 59d
There was talk about doing that officially, actually, before our world became collectively stupider in recent years. The argument is actually to get people to take them more seriously since they cause deaths just as much as any other climate crisis. Name and rating, similar to hurricanes.
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 59d
Donald
ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 59d
BP 2187