April 10, 2020
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Fifty years ago, some scientists weren’t sure civilization would survive the century. It did—and there’s been a huge surge in human well-being...The gains have been accompanied by losses, though. The list of environmental problems is different than it was in 1970, but it also may be more formidable. Biodiversity loss, aquifer drainage, ocean acidification, soil degradation, and, biggest of all, climate change—who can look at this list without quailing?
