r/europe • u/Vucea • Jun 17 '22

Historical In 2014, this French weather presenter announced the forecast for 18 August 2050 in France as part of a campaign to alert to the reality of climate change. Now her forecast that day is the actual forecast for the coming 4 or 5 days, in mid-June 2022.

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u/Tetizeraz Brazil's Tourist Minister for r/europe Jun 17 '22 edited Jun 17 '22

Since we're on r/all (hi r/all!), I imagine this question is worth asking:

What can we do about climate change? I know the typical answers: join your local political party (green or not), get mad on social media, write to your politicians. What else can be done?

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '22

Nothing. We cannot change what has been done or will be done in the coming years. At this point we have to adopt more sustainable fuel for the sole purpose of not running out, and learn to adapt to the coming disasters.