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The temperature in London this morning is 8C. But imagine if it suddenly shot up to 46C. The roads would melt. People would fall down in the heat. Wouldn't you be a little worried?

Over the weekend, scientists in AntarcticaThe most southerly continent, surrounding the South Pole. Its area is estimated at 5.5 million square miles, most of it covered in ice. reported that this is exactly what happened to them on 18 March 2022.¹ A heatwave brought temperatures on the huge, icy continentA continent is a large solid area of land. Earth has seven continents. In order from largest to smallest, they are Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia. up to 38.5C above normal for the time of year.

Antarctica plays a key role in keeping the rest of the world stable. Losing the ice would be a big problem for everyone.

So we might expect this to be front page news. Instead, the Times is reporting about a man who has run across Africa.

Why do humans seem so uninterested?

Many philosophersPeople who ask big questions about the meaning of life and how we should live. have tried to answer this question. Friedrich NietzscheA German classical scholar, philosopher, and critic of culture (1844 - 1900), who became one of the most influential of all modern thinkers. accused humanity of having killed God.

He thought we had failed to put anything in God's place. That meant we were drifting into a crisis in which we would no longer be able to tell right from wrong.

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Is humanity mad?

Yes! There is no other word for a group of people who continue to carry on as normal, even when the world needs them to act quickly now to cool the planet.

No! Millions of people worldwide are changing how they live to help stop climate change. But there is no point in worrying about it every day.

Antarctica - The most southerly continent, surrounding the South Pole. Its area is estimated at 5.5 million square miles, most of it covered in ice.

Continent - A continent is a large solid area of land. Earth has seven continents. In order from largest to smallest, they are Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.

Philosophers - People who ask big questions about the meaning of life and how we should live.

Friedrich Nietzsche - A German classical scholar, philosopher, and critic of culture (1844 - 1900), who became one of the most influential of all modern thinkers.