The oceans are a vital regulator for the climate and our weather but are rapidly heating up.

The average daily global sea surface temperature beat a 2016 record this week, according to the EU’s climate change service Copernicus.

It reached 20.96C. That’s far above the average for this time of year.

  • johnthebeboptist@lemmy.worldEnglish
    25·
    1 year ago

    I’m glad this is happening while most of the Boomers are still alive, they can see exactly what kind of world they’re passing on to their grandchildren before they go.

    LMAO as if they give a shit. I talked with my parents about how they’re so privileged to be able to be so carefree (read: careless) about everything while I probably won’t ever see retirement or necessarily be able to drink water from the tap (we have excellent water) like they do and it was like I was talking an alien language. They don’t give a fuck.

    • Quokka@quokk.auEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Eh my old man’s come around a lot these past few years.

      Shit he even for the first time in his entire life didn’t vote for the Liberal (right wing) party.

      But it’s too little too late unfortunately.

      • johnthebeboptist@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        Yeah, my parents went from chucking EVERYTHING in the same bin, food waste, cardboard, paper, batteries, whatever it is it went in the same bin and it smelled like death and leaked every single time. Now they recycle cardboard, at least milk cartons. I mean sure, there’s some change, but what use is it when the change should be pretty fucking big to make a difference - like you say, too little too late.