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PostJuly 14, 2017

Facts and Feelings

A recent article in the New York magazine is being termed as fear mongering even by respected (and hardline) climate scientists.  At the same time, we know that people tend to vote with their emotions rather than facts - and I am not going to quote a fact to support that feeling. Is fear a good thing? Is it going to leave us petrified and unable to act or help us pool enough collective adrenalin to do something about a danger that will soon be a catastrophe?

by Rajesh Kasturirangan
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