mozz to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and [email protected] • 4 months agoMost of the world’s cities will be unable to host the Olympic Games during summer in the coming decades as they blow past the threshold of safe humid heatwww.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1163arrow-down11
arrow-up1162arrow-down1external-linkMost of the world’s cities will be unable to host the Olympic Games during summer in the coming decades as they blow past the threshold of safe humid heatwww.cnn.commozz to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and [email protected] • 4 months agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-square@Got_Bentlink24•4 months agoIt’s fine. I’m sure Qatar can just build a giant air conditioned city.
minus-squaremozzOPlinkfedilink22•edit-24 months agoBut what about when the rate of migrants dying of heatstroke while constructing it outpaces the rate at which they can coercively import them What then
minus-square@ohwhatfollyismanlink14•4 months agoas the last football world cup showed us, as long as fans conveniently ignore the truth of exploited workers and lap up the sporting spectacle, the troubles of construction labourers are nothing to worry about.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink9•4 months agoThrow up their hands and say, “For a brief moment, we created a lot of value for our stakeholders.”
It’s fine. I’m sure Qatar can just build a giant air conditioned city.
But what about when the rate of migrants dying of heatstroke while constructing it outpaces the rate at which they can coercively import them
What then
as the last football world cup showed us, as long as fans conveniently ignore the truth of exploited workers and lap up the sporting spectacle, the troubles of construction labourers are nothing to worry about.
Throw up their hands and say, “For a brief moment, we created a lot of value for our stakeholders.”