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“Burning fossil fuels has given us the gift of seeing ourselves in new ways. But that very gift now enables us to see we've got to change our ways.”

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Sylvia Earle

Sylvia Earle, born on August 30, 1935, is a renowned marine explorer. She is known for her in-depth research on marine ecosystems and her advocacy for ocean conservation. more

“The burning of fossil fuels has altered the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere so rapidly and so abundantly that now, we are driving not just the warming trend, not just the sea level rise that is a consequence of the warming trend that is melting polar ice and alpine ice, but also [ocean acidification].”

Levels Sea Amount Ocean Consequence Driving Ice Burning Atmosphere Fuel Trends Carbon Fossils Melting Altered Fossil Fuel Carbon Dioxide Alpine Sea Level Rise Ocean Acidification

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“We woke up some years ago about the consequences of ozone depletion, the hole in the atmosphere. You can't see it. You can't taste it. You can't smell it. But now we do regard that as a key issue. It's a scientific finding.”

Years Issues Keys Taste Findings Consequence Years Ago Regard Smell Holes Atmosphere Ozone Ozone Depletion

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“It's baffling why the issues relating to climate change - [which] have far more obvious and tangible and much more clear-cut evidence about the cause - have been slower for people to accept as a given.”

People Has Beens Given Causes Accepting Issues Clear Cutting Evidence Climate Climate Change Obvious Tangible

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