The value of science education
With New York City hitting 72 degrees Fahrenheit in late December, part of one of the most extreme month-long temperature deviations ever recorded, people seem to be starting to understand that the climate getting hotter can affect them in their lifetimes. It won't affect them as much as the temperature hitting thirty degrees too hot in August, though I'd expect people would just turn their air conditioners on higher and not go outside if the temperature hit 110 or 120. India faces those temperatures and people have learned to handle it for tens of thousands of years without air conditioning. I still often find people don't understand that their behavior affects the climate. Grown adults I know with college educations from prestigious schools ask me,…
