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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.

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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 92 points 2 months ago (5 children)

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?

[–] Kalkaline@leminal.space 39 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Aren't we in the 15th straight month of record global temperatures?

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 35 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Yes.

And yet the headlines remain locked into "wow can you believe this? Hoo doggies"

[–] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Aint that some shit, right? Next year though, next year will probably be ok.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago

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[–] sunzu@kbin.run 0 points 2 months ago

Fake schock is a propaganda tactic

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

The AP article mentions 12 months above 1.5c and that this is global warming.

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Pessimist: this is the hottest summer in 50 years
Optimist: this is the coldest summer in the next 50 years

[–] And009@reddthat.com 3 points 2 months ago

More like years

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

[June] marked the 12th straight month that the world was 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than pre-industrial times, the European climate service Copernicus said. Most of this heat, trapped by human-caused climate change, is from long-term warming from greenhouse gases emitted by the burning of coal, oil and natural gas, scientists say.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

There it is! Eighteen paragraphs down.

[–] Nobody@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Gaia to humans: "Quit fucking around, or I will kill you all."

[–] ghostdoggtv@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Big oil is doing this to us though, you do understand that

[–] Nobody@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

True, but nature doesn't have a mechanism to punish oil company executives only.

[–] sunzu@kbin.run 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

French found a solution to the rent seeker problem 🐸

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 1 points 2 months ago

Harder to get a hold of those assholes while they're not in home soil. They'll flee to [random tax heaven] on their private jets or yachts before we can even properly mobilize, all while drinking champagne.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Gaia to humans: "Whatever, do what you want. I'll still be here whether you are or not."

[–] Estebiu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 months ago

It'll resolve itself dw

[–] bamfic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Last I heard they were going on about debates and being too old

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Ah yes. that hard-hitting, timely reporting we've come to rely on.