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Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 4 months ago

Heat is deadly. Why does our culture push us to ignore it?

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Heat is deadly. Why does our culture push us to ignore it?

VeganPizza69 Ⓥ@lemmy.world to

Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 4 months ago

Our attitudes about enduring extreme heat have to evolve.

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temperatures reached a record 128 degrees Fahrenheit.

Which is about as hot as a water heater.

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