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Make One ‘Flabbergasting’ Heat Headline the Turning Point
People are unaware of how much power they hold to change the trajectory of the world, Richard Fisher argues in his book The Long View.
A digital screen displays the temperature of 43 degrees Celsius outside a pharmacy during high temperatures in Aix-en-provence, France on Aug. 24, 2023.
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“Surprising. Astounding. Staggering. Unnerving. Bewildering. Flabbergasting. Disquieting. Gobsmacking. Shocking. Mind boggling,” wrote Ed Hawkins, climate scientist at the University of Reading, after looking at the huge increase in average global temperature observed in September.