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Heatwave shuts down schools in nearly half of Manila (www.channelnewsasia.com)
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  • Soaring temperatures shut down schools in nearly half of Manila on Monday (Mar 3).
  • The suspensions have affected more than 68,000 students across 42 schools.
  • A national weather service advisory warned that the heat index, a measure of air temperature and relative humidity, was set to reach "danger" levels in Manila and two other areas of the country.
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[–] Jack@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

While the temperature forecast is for 33 ºC, the heat index in the capital yesterday was up to 41. Forecasts for the next 2 days, are up to 40 on the heat index in the capital. Yesterday the heat index was over 40 in several other areas, with a maximum of 45. https://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/weather/heat-index

If you don't want to be complicit in causing a mass extinction event by making the biosphere unlivable, then by far the most important thing to do is to not contribute to human overpopulation which is the biggest and root cause of catastrophic anthropogenic climate change as well as the biggest other atrocities.

[–] NOOBMASTER@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

we are finally starting to talk about overpopulation

edit: oh, the research is from 2023

[–] Saleh@feddit.org 8 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

The countries with the highest population growth also have the lowest per capita emissions.

Talks about "overpopulation" usually revolve or quickly devolve into demands for genocide of people deemed inferior, usually by their skin color not being white enough.

The argument that population is the main driver for emissions only holds true in the scope of leaving the global economic system unchanged and continue to maximize individual consumption as the primary indicator of "wellbeing".

The authors of the study you linked also conclude that rich nations should embrace population decline as a way to reduce emissions. Problem is when this gets to politicians they usually flip it around.