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Global ocean temperatures are entering “uncharted territory,” climate scientists say | Sea surface temperatures in late June reached nearly 70 degrees Fahrenheit on average, shattering records (www.scientificamerican.com)

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[–] Phantaloons@piefed.zip 13 points 4 months ago (3 children)

America lost the right to tell other people about units of measurement when it elected someone who's concience can't be measured by any of them.

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[–] pomegranatefern@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I'm sorry, I must be unfamiliar with the SI units for consciences??

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[–] sukhmel@programming.dev 2 points 4 months ago (1 child)

Thothos or something like that

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[–] pomegranatefern@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago

See, I would have expected Jiminy Crickets.

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