I’m a climate scientist. If you knew what I know, you’d be terrified too
I’m a climate scientist. If you knew what I know, you’d be terrified too

Opinion: I’m a climate scientist. If you knew what I know, you’d be terrified too | CNN

Editor’s Note: Bill McGuire is professor emeritus of geophysical & climate hazards at University College London and author of “Hothouse Earth: An Inhabitant’s Guide.”
There are way too many things going to shit on this planet to single out one that I should be terrified about. It's just a homogenous gray mass of terror wherever I look.
Okay but... this is the one that legit may end human habitation on this planet. Ukraine, Gaza, even "but muh economy" and world-wide slavery all kinda pale by comparison.
The difference is that this "may end", while Ukraine and Gaza are killing lots of innocents.
Also, we have the technological means to stop this one if we really want to. We just don't want to.
Aerosol spraying for $1B a year can buy time.
Spending $100B a year for a decade on nuclear power plants built to Chinese/Korean safety standards in addition to current spending on solar, wind and electrification can stop our emissions in two decades.
Which is why it is good that this author is writing this article. We must fight apathy against climate change.
Which metal band's album is this