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2024 will be hottest year on record, EU scientists say

6 pointsby mindracer6 months ago

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nojvek6 months ago
For every 1C raise in air temperature, air holds 7X more water vapor (humidity). That isn&#x27;t evenly distributed. So as the cold&#x2F;hot wind currents interact, that gives stronger hurricanes. An entire year&#x27;s worth of rain getting dumped in a few hours creating flash floods.<p>So every year is not only getting hotter, but also gets wetter.<p>Florida voted for Trump by a very wide margin compared to 2020. They&#x27;ll get hit the hardest every year.<p>I was under false presumption that Mitlon and Helene will change how Floridians think, but I guess a loot more damage and death needs to happen before we internalize the cost of climate change is much higher than the cost of switching to renewable energy.<p>Ironically, China may be the one to lead the way. They are the largest producers and installers of Solar + Batteries. More than rest of the world combined.