• Water Bowl Slime
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      21 days ago

      It’s because the sun is directly on top of Australia like a heat lamp. The rest of the world doesn’t get as hot because of the lampshade.

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      21 days ago

      the global south is pretty hot…you get used to it

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      20 days ago

      Complete layman here too, but maybe it’s related to deforestation? Maps really well to this other map.