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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago (3 children)

There is a small dot in North Queensland that only has about 70% chance, what are they doing differently there?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I looked at GMaps and it's the Daintree area, mostly national parks and bushland throughout.

Trees and natural formations moderate climate?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

How did scientists miss this? /s

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

Urban planners are going to be very upset.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

Keeping a fridge well stocked with Great Northerns

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

There's also another 70% chance spot around what I assume is Sydney?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Worimi National Park area, also rainforest.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Time to start growing a rainforest in my backyard.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You joke but it would take a couple of degrees off. If, for whatever reason, the soil was naturally moist, maybe even a few more thanks to transpiration.

I used to plant urban trees for a living so we would rattle off all the stats about temperature control, increased property values etc in the urban landscape and get back "WHAT ABOUT THE LEAVES!!".

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Always hated that comeback when talking about trees around peoples houses, not like raking them up is the end of the world and neither is clearing out your gutters from time to time.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Tasmanian rainforests not helping I guess. Ouch.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Basically every year since 2016 it's been this slow boil. Even knowing it was the new normal, that this, and the associated fires, floods, etc. is going to continue for our lifetimes, it's still surprising to see it year on year.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

We are frogs in a saucepan.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So, I wonder how much a block of land on Antarctica will cost in about 5 years?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If it's anything like the rest of Australia, they'll probably be like 500k for a small patch of ice.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

Ice? You’ll be lucky if it’s slightly damp.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

12 months ago we had 2m of snow on the top of Mt Wellington in Hobart, today it's meant to be 17°, I know temperature fluctuates but we haven't even seen cold yet this far south

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I don't like it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Oh man, this summer is gonna suck.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Cool cool cool … or maybe warm warm warm is more appropriate 😔