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Comment by MomsAVoxell | original | Europe's summer drought is so extreme that desertification is a growing threat

[−]MomsAVoxell · 2026-08-30 Sun 15:06 UTC · link

I read it more as an uncompleted copy-editor’s note, more like (todo: insert dollar value here), than a banal reference.

[−]tracerbulletx · 2026-08-30 Sun 15:13 UTC · link

That does not really make sense. Millions of euros is also millions of dollars. It's not an exact number, why would they have a currency conversion.

[−]MomsAVoxell · 2026-08-30 Sun 15:19 UTC · link

Well, million euro’s is currently about 1,158,300.00 United States Dollars, so maybe the copy editor looked at the number and didn’t want to offend the sensibilities of their readers .. anyway, the point is, I don’t think this (parentheses) indicates a dumbing down of anything, other than maybe a sleepy editor who didn’t catch its distraction ..

[−]gwbas1c · 2026-08-30 Sun 15:35 UTC · link

Because, when mentioning a monetary value in a US publication, it's always common to show the value in USD next to it.