03 January, 2016

What people get wrong about climate change - VOX


It's widely recognized now that the global climate is increasingly a product of human activities. But less understood is how human activities are a product of the global climate.

The chart below shows what life was like for much of human history. Using data from ice cores, it indicates how temperatures varied over time. Notice the relatively flat line over the past 10,000 years — that's when agriculture began:

Read the VOX story - “What people get wrong about climate change.”

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