Mark Maslin, “Embracing the Anthropocene: Managing Human Impact” (Open Agenda, 2021)
New Books in Science, Technology, and Society
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Why Should We Care About Climate Change?
Everything we do in society is based on our knowledge of climate. We don't have temperatures that are that hot. You go to, say, houston in texas, i'm sorry, i'm not going anywhere that doesn't have air conditioning. So the worry about climate changes, not about the next ice age. That's ar an academic discussion, because as far as we know, its not going to happen. And so actually most of the population of this planet are very sensitive to changes in climate and weather.
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