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PostJuly 11, 2017

The Geography of Climate Change

We all know that climate change will affect have varied effects on different parts of the world. This article (via Sarah Simon, one of our members) shows that Texas will be worse off than New Hampshire among other things. Makes me think of Larry Susskind's points about adaptation. 

by Rajesh Kasturirangan
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