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A wonderful, accessible resource for understanding, thinking about, and discussing #ClimateChange in @nytimes, based on seven straightforward questions. /1 https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/04/19/climate/climate-crash-course-1.html
/2 For more in-depth discussion, I found @dwallacewells's THE UNINHABITABLE EARTH (now available in paperback) to be well worth reading.... https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/586541/the-uninhabitable-earth-by-david-wallace-wells/
/3 A completely different approach, but equally effective, was @HopeJahren's THE STORY OF MORE: HOW WE GOT TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND WHERE TO GO FROM HERE. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/575671/the-story-of-more-by-hope-jahren/
/4 Books are great, but the @nytimes #ClimateChange 7-day crash course is well worth it.
"The science is clear: The world is warming dangerously, humans are the cause of it, and a failure to act today will deeply affect the future of the Earth." https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/04/19/climate/climate-crash-course-1.html
"The science is clear: The world is warming dangerously, humans are the cause of it, and a failure to act today will deeply affect the future of the Earth." https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/04/19/climate/climate-crash-course-1.html
/5 Oh, yeah, and, in November, vote like the future of the planet depends upon it. ... Because, well, it does. https://twitter.com/leahstokes/status/1253017888203497472
/6 A short thread highlighting @billgates' thought-provoking piece. Yes, dramatically higher temperatures seem far off, but that doesn't mean they're any less problematic. The best way to avoid the worst possible outcomes is to accelerate our efforts now. https://twitter.com/ProfSchooner/status/1291404687116324876
/7 Meanwhile, to the North ... The Arctic has been warming at twice the global rate for the last 30 years, due to a process known as Arctic amplification. But this year, temperatures in the polar region have been intense. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-climate-change-canada/canadas-last-fully-intact-arctic-ice-shelf-collapses-idUSKCN2523JH
/8 Useful #ClimateChange context and food for thought from @leahstokes in @TheAtlantic. We have seen what using fossil fuels has done to CA. They have poisoned communities, dirtied air & led to record fires, heat waves & drought. We are not going back. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/08/californias-disasters-are-a-warning-climate-change-is-here/615610/
/9 Hmmm, maybe this year, for the holiday season, we should consider @NaomiOreskes' & @ErikMConway's (slight, inexpensive, but potent) The Collapse of Western Civilization as stocking stuffers. http://cup.columbia.edu/book/the-collapse-of-western-civilization/9780231169547
/8b ... Meanwhile, to the South, in Brazil. https://twitter.com/dwallacewells/status/1299438629681537031
/10 It's so difficult to focus on #ClimateChange ... which not only demands our attention, but will demand staggering change (and, of course, serious leadership)... but ... but ... gee, this is important, and we're past the time for gentle warnings ... https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/09/california-cant-afford-to-wait-for-climate-action.html
