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What I'm saying is harmful is reporting some current event as if it is new and startling and unprecedented, when in fact it's not that unusual I agree the arti
by uniqueid 5y ago
What I'm saying is harmful is reporting some current event as if it is new and startling and unprecedented, when in fact it's not that unusual
I agree the article is on the sensationalist side, but it's short of being irresponsible or grossly misleading.
A high of 50°C in British Columbia is unusual and has no precedent in recorded history (granted 'recorded history' is a blip in the grand scheme). I don't know how many Canadians it startled; I assume quite a few.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_extreme_temperatures_in_Canada https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_extreme_temperatures_i...