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Heat in India: North India boils as temperatures near 50C (www.bbc.com)
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Heat in India: North India boils as temperatures near 50C

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[–] will_a113@lemmy.ml 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Only a matter of time before Ministry for the Future moves from fiction to non-fiction (well, the horrible part at least. The part where humanity fixes things will likely remain a fairytale)

[–] MermaidsGarden@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

Yeah, the opening chapter to that was pretty jarring to read. Then American South hit Wet Bulb 95 last summer. We’re so fucked.