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Keeping Up with Catastrophe

On the complexity of tree coverage as a quick fix for climate change

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May 07, 2024
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A semi-arid landscape with spotty tree coverage, for an article on how forests aren't always the quick fix to climate change that we like to think they are.

When my eldest nephew was a wee sprog of seven, he confidently declared a theory of why some people have more than others, and it was a meritocratic view of the world bereft of nuance or any understanding of situational factors. So, as one does, I presented some thoughts that might complicate his initial position—then quickly realized that my nephew had…

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