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We have been living a myth. We have constructed a dream. We have cajoled and seduced ourselves into believing we are the center of all things; with plants and other sentient beings from ants to lizards to coyotes and grizzly bears, remaining subservient to our whims, desires, and needs. This is a lethal lie that will be seen by future generations a... See more
Terry Tempest Williams • The Pall Of Our Unrest
It is a question of when—not if—large and growing areas of countries become uninhabitable owing to prolonged freshwater shortages, extreme heat, widespread flooding, and frequent, costly storms. Bangladesh may well be the first country with a substantial population to face this problem on a large scale. The amount of land able to support human exis
... See moreRichard Haass • The World
In the end they estimated that the “nasty pest,” as they called it, caused at least an additional seven respiratory and seventeen cardiovascular deaths per year for every 100,000 adults in the affected counties. This translated into roughly 21,000 additional deaths per year—a staggeringly high number. The study team found no relationship between as
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