We can save the Earth. Here's how

Sep 21, 2018

The shadow of a hand is seen on the cracked ground of Jaguary dam during a long drought period that hit the state of Sao Paulo in Braganca Paulista, 100 km from Sao Paulo January 31, 2014. This has been the hottest January on record in parts of Brazil, and the heat plus a severe drought has fanned fears of water shortages, crop damage, and higher electricity bills that could drag down the economy during an election year for President Dilma Rousseff. REUTERS/Nacho Doce (BRAZIL - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ENERGY POLITICS) - GM1EA21078A01

Are we swapping the benevolent Holocene period for the unpredictable future of hothouse Earth? Image: REUTERS/Nacho Doce

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