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The memes of the climate

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The climate of the memes of the climate!

Planet is on fire!

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[โ€“] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've had this as my desktop for years. This is not a recent picture.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's from 2017. The title is at least correct, as it was in fact taken of the Eagle Creek fire near Beacon Rock golf course in North Bonneville, Washington. As Washington State is facing fires again, it would have been nice if OP had specified this is from a previous wildfire season.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/feb/27/the-uninhabitable-earth-review-david-wallace-wells