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GOP Platform Doesn’t Mention the Word “Climate” Once — Even After Hottest Year on Record
(theintercept.com)
this post was submitted on 10 Jul 2024
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"The hottest year on record".
This is becoming a joke, right?
Practically every year is the hottest on record now. It's kind of lost significance, when it's generally a good bet next year will be hotter.
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Everything I come across says that 2023 was the hottest year on record so far, but I don’t know the source of this info and I’ve never seen the list you provided.
I edited the list trying to make it more clear.
The point is, most years since 2014 have been "The hottest year on record." It's kind of lost significance as as an outlier, when it's generally a good bet next year will be hotter.
@Steve It does sound geeky, but yes, it is technically correct to say about a year that is the hottest year on record.
And the fact you pointed that every single year becomes the hottest year on record makes it even more dangerous and shows that we need to take proper measures.
Exactly. We're on the same page.