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Global temperatures briefly spike above key climate threshold, scientists warn of more extremes (www.pbs.org)

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European researchers said Thursday that the the start of June saw global surface air temperatures rise 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels for the first time. That is the limit governments said they would try to limit global warming to at a 2015 summit in Paris.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Nuclear power only takes a long time due to government red tape pushed by idiot environmentalists (who, ironically, got major financial backing from oil corps). Literally most of the time taken to build nuclear is clearing regulatory hurdles. Also, you should see what shutting down nuclear in favor of wind has done to Germany. They literally had to go back and restart coal plants because, guess what, wind fucking sucks and Germany doesn't have the geography for hydro.

Oh, and the time to build nuclear can be further reduced (pending removal of red tape) by converting coal plants to nuclear. I think people forget a nuclear power plant is just a steam turbine powered by a hot rock, and a coal power plant is a steam generator powered by burning a rock. The majority of the construction is building the actual turbine component so you can literally just swap out the power source for said component.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nuclear power only takes a long time due to government red tape pushed by idiot environmentalists (who, ironically, got major financial backing from oil corps).

It's this kind of nonsense conspiracy theories that really damage your side of the argument. Nuclear power plants are complex pieces of technologies that are very hard to get right, secure, and make safe. The idea that there is a cabal of massive corporations funding environmentalists to fight nuclear power is laughable.

Also, you should see what shutting down nuclear in favor of wind has done to Germany.

Germany isn't the whole world. The fact that your entire stance is based only on what happened in Germany is undermining your advocacy.

Oh, and the time to build nuclear can be further reduced (pending removal of red tape) by converting coal plants to nuclear. I think people forget a nuclear power plant is just a steam turbine powered by a hot rock, and a coal power plant is a steam generator powered by burning a rock.

no it's not just that. No wonder you think it's possible to build them cheap and fast.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

/me writes long winded response, looks at it for a minute, deletes it.

Wow, this place is really starting to feel like home

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't want anyone to feel like they can't comment, I know this post has got a bit unproductive in the conversation but it's an important topic and you should make the points you want.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Typically it happens when I'm not actually making a point and it's better to move on than spend the time required to sort out my thoughts.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I get what you mean, I do the same. I just don't want this place to end up like reddit where people don't want to comment or post.