How much time do we have? - by Jack Devanney

An Engineer looks at Global Warming. Part 1.

How much time do we have? An Engineer looks at Global Warming. Part 1. Jack Devanney Jan 25, 2023 24 6 Share This is the first of a three part series. Longer, more detailed versions of these articles are available at gordianknotbook.com. Time is of the essence. If you ask an engineer to solve global warming, his first question will be: how much time do I have? Apocalyptic predictions have been with us for some time. In 1982, Mostafa Tolba, executive director of UN Environmental Program proclaimed the ``world faced an ecological disaster as final as nuclear war within a couple of decades unless

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