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Climate@slrpnk.netEnglish · 3 years ago

Why aren’t we more scared of the climate crisis? It’s complicated

www.theguardian.com

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Why aren’t we more scared of the climate crisis? It’s complicated

www.theguardian.com

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Climate@slrpnk.netEnglish · 3 years ago

Despite extreme heat and weather in the US, most Americans aren’t cowering in fear. There’s a psychological reason for it

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Been terrified for well over twenty years.

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