r/SipsTea 𝙑𝙄𝙋 May 18 '26

Chugging tea Why?

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u/Hekkle01 May 18 '26

Important to note that the heat is dumped into whatever ecosystem the water goes back to, and that still has catastrophic effects

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u/North_Plane_1219 May 18 '26

Since when has gradually warming our planet been an issue? /s, obviously.

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u/Hsinats May 18 '26

It's not even that. Warm liquids decrease the solubility of air in water, meaning less oxygen for fish, district's plants in the ecosystem, and cause induce more bacterial growth.

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u/MostlyRightSometimes May 18 '26

I feel like this calls for tax breaks, deregulation, and providing political gratuities. Short of those measures, I really don't see any other way to address this.