Re:2025 was the third hottest year on record
by misnome on Saturday January 17, 2026 @02:50PM
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Congratulations, you know the local weather
Re:2025 was the third hottest year on record
by simianparrot on Saturday January 17, 2026 @03:18PM
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Local weather is what matters to individuals. So is access to affordable energy.
You cannot coerce someone to ignore their local weather and sabotage access to affordable energy because of some global average. It’s a losing battle that’s fundamentally misled.
Re:2025 was the third hottest year on record
by oezi on Saturday January 17, 2026 @04:40PM
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You have to coerce the individual to follow the strategic direction despite tactical disadvantages. This is what leadership means.
If we all individually spend more money to accommodate the effects of climate change than their causes, then we are wasting enormous economic resources.
Re:2025 was the third hottest year on record
by simianparrot on Saturday January 17, 2026 @05:01PM
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Sure, but local is a radius. There's my local, then there's my region's local, then there's my country's local. As wonderful as globalism sounds on paper, if saving the global average leads to a drought or a flood for another country, or another region, then you are trying to convince others of giving up a lot for no tangible relevant gain.
Then I'd be far more worried about nuclear war than minor temperature excursions. Aside from that "non recoverable" damage happens every day. What do you think mining is?
> Actual global average temperatures is what should be measured.
On average it was 10 degrees Fahrenheit cooler last year than it was the previous where I live in northern CA.