
Mark Maslin, “Embracing the Anthropocene: Managing Human Impact” (Open Agenda, 2021)
New Books in Science
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Why Should We Care About Climate Change?
Everything we do in society is based on our knowledge of climate. If you 're in london, er, only if you happen to be in an office block will you have air conditioning. We don't have temperatures that are that hot. So the worry about climate changes, not about the next ice age. And so actually, most of the population of this planet are very sensitive to changes in climate and weather. That's the insidious nature of climate change - changing the rules whereby we live.
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