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Planet Sets Record for Hottest Day Twice in a Row | Researchers with the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said Sunday was Earth’s hottest day. Then it happened again on Monday. (www.nytimes.com)
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At a closer look, 2023 and 2024 have seen annual highs significantly above those recorded in previous years, the agency said. Another key sign of global warming was that the 10 years with the highest daily average temperatures are the last 10 years, 2015 to 2024.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Wait, we already had a hottest day before.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago

We've had one, yes. What about second hottest day?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I bought an ebike last summer, and this summer can barely take it out because of heatwave after heatwave.