redhydride@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoClimate records tumble, leaving Earth in uncharted territory - scientistswww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square122fedilinkarrow-up1654file-textcross-posted to: worldnews@lemmit.onlinehackernews@derp.footechnews@radiation.partycollapse@lemmy.worldnews@beehaw.org
arrow-up1654external-linkClimate records tumble, leaving Earth in uncharted territory - scientistswww.bbc.comredhydride@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square122fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: worldnews@lemmit.onlinehackernews@derp.footechnews@radiation.partycollapse@lemmy.worldnews@beehaw.org
minus-squarePrometheusGlinkfedilinkarrow-up21·1 year ago“Tumble” does not mean “occur rapidly” here. It means “broken”. When a world record is broken, it falls or tumbles. These are climate world records, like “hottest day ever”.
“Tumble” does not mean “occur rapidly” here. It means “broken”. When a world record is broken, it falls or tumbles. These are climate world records, like “hottest day ever”.