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One of 2023's most extreme heat waves is happening in the middle of winter (phys.org)

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Temperatures in parts of Chile and northern Argentina have soared to 10°C–20°C above average over the last few days. Towns in the Andes mountains have reached 38°C or more, while Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires, saw temperatures above 30°C—breaking its previous August record by more than 5°C. Temperatures peaked at 39°C in the town of Rivadavia.

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[–] HandOfDoom 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm poor, living in a 3rd world country, with no money for air conditioning. What the fuck am I supposed to do.

Guess I'll just have to enjoy (lol, like I can) the few years I have left.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

At least some select few got briefly rich by capitalizing on destruction of all the things ... I was told that was always the goal, the very best of mankind, the one true god.

Born too early to not give a fuck, born too late to have (or want) a decent life expectancy, but born just in time to witness the global biodiversity collapse at the start of a super fast mass extinction event.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Build (dig) a basement?