January 24, 2024

Climate News: 'The planet's getting irreversibly hotter and I don't understand how people cannot be freaked out by that': NASA climate scientist, Peter Kalmus

21 minutes

Take a listen to "The Green New Deal" and hear NASA climate scientist, Peter Kalmus, talk about the mysteries of the mind and global warming.

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By Robert McLean