Temperatures in France cross 45°C threshold for first time since records began

Re:Temperatures in France cross 45°C threshold for first tim... by rwoodley on Friday June 28, 2019 @12:17PM (#20305895)

There is something they/we can do: vote for candidates who actually take the threat of climate change seriously.

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Re:Temperatures in France cross 45°C threshold for first tim... by chillacy on Saturday June 29, 2019 @03:39PM (#20314362)

Fighting climate change is a prisoners dilemma type problem, any country can choose to defect and pollute the commons. Just like federal issues can’t be solved by individual states, global issues can’t be solved at a country level.

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Re:Temperatures in France cross 45°C threshold for first tim... by kabwj on Friday June 28, 2019 @01:32PM (#20306769)

Democracy doesn’t work. If this doesn’t prove it nothing will.

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Re:Temperatures in France cross 45°C threshold for first tim... by nec4b on Friday June 28, 2019 @04:17PM (#20308440)

Which autocracy is doing better in terms of preserving the environment or combating climate change or global warming or whatever it is called today?

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