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Heat is one of the clearest signs of the climate crisis. The planet-heating gases pumped out by burning fossil fuels envelop the planet like a blanket, warming the Earth. Scientists are clear that climate change is fueling more extreme heat waves — and Europe is the planet’s fastest-warming continent.

“We know beyond a shadow of a doubt that heat wave events such as this have been made more likely and more severe due to climate change,” said Peter Thorne, director of ICARUS Climate Research Centre at Maynooth University, Ireland. “But nevertheless many of the records being set, particularly in the UK and France, are mind-bogglingly crazy,” he added.

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[–] Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Its rather common for non Americans/Canadians to get hyper judgemental and slightly racist or xenophobic when Fahrenheit gets used around here. Its just one of those casual racist things you get use to in an international space on Lemmy.

Lot of Americans arnt use to how much casual racism is thrown around because we are too use to being the largest group and our idiots being the one throwing it towards others.

Its also just far more socially acceptable to be racist and xenophobic towards Americans on here for obvious political reasons at the moment.

Most communities iv come across also just flat out don't punish it from what I've noticed or punish it a lot less.

[–] BozeKnoflook@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Eh, learn something new every day I guess.

From now on I will only use Newtons when discussing temperature.