The footprint of climate change on life
Keywords:
climate emergency, biological diversity, climate changeAbstract
What would happen if a meteor were to crash into Earth right now? This has been a recurring theme in movies over the years (Armageddon, Deep Impact, and Netflix's recent Don't Look Up) and in our imaginations ever since we learned how the dinosaurs came to an end. But what if it wasn't a literal meteorite, but a metaphorical one, one that also puts our existence at risk, but more gradually: how about the climate crisis, pandemic diseases or massive loss of biodiversity?
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