Websites hosting major US climate reports taken down

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triceratops ◴[02 Jul 25 21:49 UTC] No.44449209[source]▶

>>44448868 (OP) #

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_Look_Up

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bko ◴[03 Jul 25 00:08 UTC] No.44450194[source]▶

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I think we rely too much on government mandated websites than we do practical common sense that could save lives.

For instance, over 175,000 people die from heat exposure each year across the WHO European Region. Compare that to 1-2k in the US.

In this case, the Don't Look Up scenario is that people don't want to get A/C and governments sometimes make it very hard for them, killing hundreds of thousands because... I don't know why. But at least EU has nice proclamations and accords on the risk of climate change.

https://www.who.int/europe/news/item/01-08-2024-statement--h...

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2822854

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1. mayneack ◴[03 Jul 25 01:37 UTC] No.44450762[source]▶

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What does this have to do with government mandated websites? Seems that the US had a government website about climate and few heat deaths. If the number of heat deaths goes up this year without the websites would you think that is because the website went away (obviously not).

Seems like a website with information about climate change without a mandate about max AC is a pretty conservative strategy all things considered.

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