In my new scale, °X, 0 is Earths’ record lowest surface temperature, 50 is the global average, and 100 is the record highest, with a linear scale between each point and adjustment every year as needed.

https://explainxkcd.com/3001/

  • Communist
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    930 days ago

    honestly why would someone care about that… common cold temperatures being negative makes more sense to me, i say this as an american.

    • @Hamartia@lemmy.world
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      330 days ago

      This is the point. Whether ice is likely to form is a very important aspect of weather.

      Is it going snow instead of rain. Are the roads going to be treacherous. Will my water supply stop flowing.