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Big oil quietly walks back on climate pledges as global heat records tumble (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] reddig33 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can someone explain the use of “tumble” in this headline? Temperatures are rising, and tumble usually means fall. What am I missing here?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

The temperature records are tumbling, not the temperatures.