Climate Change

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The Aletsch Glacier is pictured from the Eggishorn summit in Fiesch, Switzerland, August 22, 2015. One of Europe's biggest glaciers, the Great Aletsch coils 23 km (14 miles) through the Swiss Alps - and yet this mighty river of ice could almost vanish in the lifetimes of people born today because of climate change. The glacier, 900 metres (2,950 feet) thick at one point, has retreated about 3 km (1.9 miles) since 1870 and that pace is quickening.  REUTERS/Denis Balibouse  TPX IMAGES OF THE DAYPICTURE 1 OF 31 FOR WIDER IMAGE STORY "EARTHPRINTS: ALETSCH GLACIER". SEARCH "EARTHPRINTS ALETSCH" FOR ALL IMAGES.      - RTS4K0T

The business community has a historic opportunity to lead on climate change in 2017, and beyond Image: REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Naomi Oreskes
Professor of the History of Science, Harvard University
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