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SamuelTheThird

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2. we're cooked

Reply to nitpicked (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 24, 2026, 04:14 PM

Wednesday

NO! It's going to keep getting hotter year-on-year, decade-by-decade

Until we stop pumping out greenhouse gases and positive feedback loops and tipped tipping points have finished with us

And the temperature will stay elevated for many thousands of years

www.theguardian.com/world/video/...
— Prof Bill McGuire (@profbillmcguire.bsky.social) 2026-06-24T07:55:38.636Z

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And this is June 2026 nitpicked Wednesday #1

we're cooked SamuelTheThird Wednesday #2

JUst be clear, climate refers to long-term trends in weather over many years... 31j20b3 Wednesday #3

We already know climate change is affecting this SamuelTheThird Wednesday #4

It;s not a question of whether climate change is at work... it's a question of honest representation 31j20b3 Wednesday #5

Nah, sounds like youre minimizing SamuelTheThird Wednesday #6

Well I admit to de-catrastrophizing the horrors pushed on television 31j20b3 Wednesday #7

'de-catastrophizing the horrors pushed on television'? SamuelTheThird Wednesday #8

To Be clear, if it bleeds it leads US media, the same with devastation 31j20b3 Wednesday #9

Yeah, again, I'll listen to climate scientists SamuelTheThird Wednesday #10