• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Why doesn’t everyone pack it up and move back to the savannahs of Africa?

    Give climate change a few more decades and they might have to

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              23 hours ago

              That would lower the temperature by about 5 degrees Celsius compared to sea level, which doesn’t help enough with African temperatures.

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                22 hours ago

                That would lower the temperature by about 5 degrees Celsius

                Sounds great if you’re worried about a global 4⁰ temperature increase

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                22 hours ago

                Low? That’s within a few dozen meters of the US average.

                Of course, Nairobi - Kenya’s largest city - is 1,795 m. About 200 m higher than Denver. But that’s averages for you.

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                  21 hours ago

                  In that case, comparing it to the US, we would expect their relative temperature to be the same as if they weren’t on a plateau. You’re accounting for Africa’s temp difference due to height but not doing the same for other places.