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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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1. Xss3 ◴[] No.44454134[source]
Awful misinformation.

The WHO European Region includes Central Asia and Russia, massive populations that aren't in the EU.

You cant draw ANY conclusions about the EU from this data.