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[โ€“] daannii@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I always worry about the animals when we get these crazy cold times. How many die. It's sad to think about.

[โ€“] fatalicus@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

For native animals? Probably not that many, as they are adapted to the fact that it gets very cold.

Stray cats and dogs? Probably quite a few.

[โ€“] PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

The trees are also adapted to the cold. And they're exploding lol

[โ€“] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Knowing trees though, they probably use it as a way of spreading their seeds. They're some clever bastards.

Humans spread seed through a process that could be described as explosive too, coincidence?

[โ€“] Lumisal@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

I don't know if the polar vortex would go that far south so commonly in the past though. Climate change has made it wobble like crazy I'm recent years. It's why we end up with warmer days in Finland now with no snow when it moves that way.

[โ€“] Bluewing@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

At these temperatures, it's best to keep your ass and your pet's asses inside and pray the furnace don't quit.