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by ipaddr 591 days ago
Why parts of the earth are covered in snow and ice and will still be at 2 degrees hotter.
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DrScientist 590 days ago
Places like the Russian tundra are heating up more than 2 degrees - 2 degrees is an average. For reasons beyond my expertise it appears places like the near artic are seeing the biggest effects - much much bigger than 2 degrees.

See https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/un-confirms-hottes...

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ipaddr 590 days ago
Even if they heat up 8c you are dealing with an average temp of -40 to -16
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DrScientist 582 days ago
If you are a woolly mammoth - it's not the average temp that matters - it's can you survive the extremes.

So a temperature of 100F in Siberia isn't necessarily good - even for a short period.

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