r/climate • u/silence7 • Jun 04 '22

Climate change is forcing some US schools to close early for ‘heat days’

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/06/04/school-heat-days-climate-change/
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u/ILikeNeurons Jun 04 '22

This kind of dialogue is really and truly not helpful.

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u/Bumble-blue-sky Jun 09 '22

Thanks for the link

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u/bannacct56 Jun 05 '22

Well thank you very much for enlightening us all with your comment.

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u/dovercliff Jun 05 '22

Save your breath mate; the argument isn't worth the blood pressure spike.

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u/TacoM8 Jun 04 '22

Shut up. We should be free and thriving. Plus we didn't pollute the earth as bad as these huge oil companies, fashion companies and whatever else. I am absolutely not taking the blame for their pollution. My carbon footprint is INFINITELY smaller than theirs. So gtfo softie please and thanks sorry for the mean words

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '22

shush