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Kerry Emanuel, Professor of Atmospheric Science at MIT, is author of Divine Wind: The History and Science of Hurricanes and What We Know About Climate Change.
On the long and fraught history of the climate change debate.
There is a lot we don't know about climate change, but what we do know should motivate us to action.
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