2007: “Tipping points lead to demolition derbies. The Amazon burns. Major cities drown. Deserts expand. Oceans acidify. Dwindling resources trigger genocidal wars with neighbors (think Darfur). Extreme weather keeps trashing the place,” writes William H. Calvin in “How to Treat Climate Change” (Calvin, 2008).
Reference: Calvin, William H. Global Fever. University of Chicago Press, 2008. P.4. http://global-fever.org/
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