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Extreme Heat: Improving governance and strengthening action around the world - cancelled due to Extreme Heat (lemmy.ca)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/science_memes@mander.xyz
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By the way this is real:

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[–] 33 points 4 months ago (4 children)

I would also like to point out that the NHS 111 helpline DOES NOT have a list of cooling centres to escape the extreme heat.

We're just walking straight into societal collapse and nobody's doing the slightest thing about it.

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  • [–] 23 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    I would never have thought people in the UK would be seeking out shopping centres in summer like Aussies do but here we are

    I have a mate in Scotland who is struggling…ya ready…to keep his green tree pythons cool. In Perth in Scotland, trying to keep a tropical snake species cool.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Museums are also a good place to cool down (can't take pythons there, though).

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    Of course

    I feel for Europeans dealing with this. Fine for Aussies, were used to it but when places like Scotland are too hot for GTPs then there’s issues

    I don’t try to cool mine down until it’s around 32-33C

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  • [–] 21 points 4 months ago

    Not a single person in the entire world.

    I mean, millions of scientists... but no one else.

    Well, some politicians don't have their head completely up their ass, but not any others.

    Well... significant portions of the population are at least trying to mitigate it in what limited fashion they're allowed to... but that's it.

    Or rather, the ruling capital class is doing nothing about it and in fact seemingly hastening the effects in order to glorify themselves and solidify their power over others. And while there is significant scientific and popular support for doing something about it... most just aren't willing to give up the comforts those capitalists graciously sell to us to do enough to stop it.

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