39. Climate Memo Mondays, September 6, 2021
39. Climate Memo Mondays, September 6, 2021 The IPCC/Greta Test Kate Aronoff. Overheated Several decades ago the IPCC scientists began to warn us of the extraordinary changes that were already happening in our climate and therefore weather, as the temperature rose worldwide. At first populations and governments responded with knowledge and vigor. But unregulated, subsidized fossil fuels companies’ denial and disinformation succeeded in putting that knowledge in doubt and few governments did anything meaningful. Then on June 1, 2017 Pres. Trump withdrew the US from the Paris Accords. Temperature was rising, weather was becoming more extreme, and catastrophe was palpable […]