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triceratops ◴[] No.44449209[source]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_Look_Up
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bko ◴[] No.44450194[source]
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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triceratops ◴[] No.44450241[source]
How do governments make it "very hard" to get A/C?
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bko[dead post] ◴[] No.44450709[source]
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1. stuffoverflow ◴[] No.44452569[source]
That 27C limit seems to have been due to the energy crisis in 2022 and restrictions were lifted in 2023.

The last source you cited is AI slop and is not even related to your message.