Mastodawn

Europe had at least 30 years to prepare for this (if I’m generous), really it’s more like 50+.

Politics, leaders and society failed.

Like in Austria (where I’m from) they’re not closing schools despite it reaching up to 40°C indoors because they don’t have any law for this case.

Torturing children and teachers instead of finally acknowledging that there’s an ongoing deadly emergency.

Pretending that everything is fine instead of finally acting to protect life.

A true boiling frog experiment.

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rcosta 5d ago

@thomasfuchs But you're forgetting what truly matters. Central Europe, UK, big parts of Canada and USA will became temperate clime paradises, grapes and oranges trees in every corner, soft winters without jackets. Russia melted permafrost will provide huge extensions of fertile soils. The rest of the world can be screwed. The major contributors for the problem will reap benefits in the end, getting rich during the process. They forget that all can get out of control and also affect them.

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Nini

@rcosta @thomasfuchs At least until the AMOC slows or stops, won't quite be the Mediterranean climate they expect.

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rcosta 4d ago

@nini @thomasfuchs Yes, some political leaders really think climate is a basic stuff. Higher global temperatures = better weather for their countries. The reality is much more complex. They forget the extreme rains, hurricanes and huge waves of refugees.