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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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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

They largely believe they're the main characters in a universe created just for them by a super being.

Their belief that this is all planned is unshakable. Because the second that's in doubt, so is everything else they believe.

In order to believe in climate change, they have to stop being religious. That's a harder sell. So they stick their heads in the sand and pretend it's all a part of God's plan.

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

Don't ascribe it to just religion. There are plenty of us who are nonreligious, believe in climate change, and still don't care. Because, honestly, why should I? This wasn't done by me, it can't be fixed by me, and we're all gonna die anyway. Some people are gonna suffer more, some people are gonna suffer less, I have no control over any of that. It's a big "oh well" situation as far as I'm concerned.