LAS VEGAS (AP) — Used to shrugging off the heat, Las Vegas residents are now eyeing the thermometer as the desert city is on track Wednesday to set a record for the most consecutive days over 115 degrees Fahrenheit (46.1 Celsius) amid a lingering hot spell that will continue scorching much of the U.S. into the weekend.
On Tuesday, Las Vegas flirted again with the all-time temperature record of 120 F (48.8 C) reached on Sunday, but settled for a new daily mark of 119 F (48.3 C) that smashed the old one of 116 F (46.6 C) set for the date in 2021. Forecasters say the city will likely hit a record fifth straight day above 115 F (46.1 C) on Wednesday.
Hey, corporate news - why don’t you treat this like it’s some kind of outlier that will surely ‘go back to normal’ to tomorrow, and not the first stages of the entire planet-wide ecosystem breakdown because we let corporate news not hold big oil accountable?
It’ll all be fine, we just have to ignore it, right?
Aren’t we in the 15th straight month of record global temperatures?
Yes.
And yet the headlines remain locked into “wow can you believe this? Hoo doggies”
Aint that some shit, right? Next year though, next year will probably be ok.
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The AP article mentions 12 months above 1.5c and that this is global warming.
Pessimist: this is the hottest summer in 50 years
Optimist: this is the coldest summer in the next 50 years
More like years
Gaia to humans: “Quit fucking around, or I will kill you all.”
Gaia to humans: “Whatever, do what you want. I’ll still be here whether you are or not.”
Big oil is doing this to us though, you do understand that
True, but nature doesn’t have a mechanism to punish oil company executives only.
There it is! Eighteen paragraphs down.
Last I heard they were going on about debates and being too old
Ah yes. that hard-hitting, timely reporting we’ve come to rely on.
News outlets have been like: “BREAKING NEWS: Biden is REALLY OLD”
No fucking shit. Is the next story going to be “water is wet” or “the sky is blue”?
It’ll resolve itself dw