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We’ve Ignored Climate Change For More Than a Century

Season 1 Episode 1 | 4m 43s

We’ve known about the greenhouse effect for nearly 200 years and about climate change for more than a century, but we’ve had a hard time acting because our brains aren’t a good match for a problem this big.

Aired: 04/18/18
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