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Re:Thousands trapped on Pine Ridge burn clothes for warmth i... by anderber on Monday December 26, 2022 @11:22AM (#34138979)
> there are a lot of places in the world that would be grateful for a few degree temperature rise

That's not how global warming works. It's not a "everywhere will go up 1 degree". It causes more extremes. Hot places can get hotter, cold places colder, but overall, the average goes up.

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Re:Thousands trapped on Pine Ridge burn clothes for warmth i... by bumby on Monday December 26, 2022 @12:08PM (#34139506)
The most intuitive way I've heard it explained is that of a long-tailed bell-curve. The mean temperature may only move a few degrees but it causes a more dramatic relative increase in the amount of area under the extreme values.
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