Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, May 20, 2024
Posted: 20th May 2024
Smoke from wildfires in Quebec, Canada, shrouds Grand Central Station in New York City on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. (Photo courtesy of Marc A. Hermann / Metropolitan Transit Authority under CC Attribution 2.0)
OLIVER MILMAN
Cost of climate change comparable to economic damage caused by fighting a war
The cost of climate change is much more than the cost of transitioning away from fossil fuels. Every 1° Celsius rise in temperature leads to a 12% decline in world gross domestic product, say researchers. Read more.
DAN DROLLETTE JR
What if potatoes grew on trees? An interview with the Breadfruit Institute’s Diane Ragone
The low-cost, environmentally-friendly breadfruit once seemed destined for oblivion. Now, it may be seeing a revival. Read more.
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SARA BLICHNER, JAMES WEBER
Missing the forest for the trees: The role of forests in Earth’s climate goes far beyond carbon storage
The fragrant vapors emitted by trees react in the atmosphere to form aerosols, which reflect incoming solar radiation and cool the Earth. Correction: Our last newsletter misidentified the authors of this article; it is by Sara Blichner and James Weber. Read more.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“These operatives bypass sanctions by diverting their paychecks to help fund North Korea’s nuclear program. Simultaneously, they’re providing a foothold into major organizations for North Korea’s more advanced threat groups.”
— Michael Barnhart, “Arizona woman charged in North Korean IT worker scheme that raised millions”, CNN
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