BLOOMBERG • September 22, 2020
The unprecedented wildfires on the West Coast should cause a sea change in the way Americans think about climate-change risks. Instead of assuming we know all the problems a warming planet will cause, we should assume there will be unexpected and calamitous disruptions. This makes the challenge of slowing down climate change even more urgent. There is no more time to waste; terrible things are happening because of climate change, and only decisive action can prevent even more terrible surprises. ~ Noah Smith