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[โ€“] Zorg@lemmings.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not as many as I expected: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_weather_records Freak weather situations do happen, but I'm quite sure averaged highs would nearly all be in the last 2-3 years.

[โ€“] apotheotic@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Neat link!

There's another set of graphs on that page that do show we are setting more high temperature records and fewer low temperature records over time, which while not really what I was saying, is still relevant and interesting (and scary)

[โ€“] Zorg@lemmings.world 2 points 1 year ago

Glad you going it useful. Was looking for a picture or direct link to a list of the great record dates, but Wikipedia was what seemed the most current & reliable. There's no doubt earth is warming up; what I'm alarmed by is how tepid - if not outright kneecapped or pro more pollution - a lot of mankind's response to it has been...