Column | Writing to the future is one of the most powerful climate actions you can take
For years, researchers and activists believed explaining the science of climate change had the power to rouse policymakers and the public to stop it.
Even as an overheating climate ravages the planet, the idea of a world beset by floods, droughts and rising seas still feels like a distant threat for many — affecting other people in other places way off in the future. When alarm does break through, it’s easy to feel paralyzed by the problem.