Story one: Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World–and Why Things Are Better Than You Think – Hans Rosling, April 3, 2018
Explains how we are biased by:
- our experience – personal bias
- Outdated facts – especially in education
- News bias – headlines (not data) sell
- click bait
TEDTalks worthy of your time:
- https://www.ted.com/talks/hans_and_ola_rosling_how_not_to_be_ignorant_about_the_world
- https://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_the_best_stats_you_ve_ever_seen
Story 2: Siberian heat wave
- >100 F above arctic circle
- impacts Greenland
- sea level rise 3ft in next 80yrs, 8″ over last 150yrs
Story 3: Well Alan, North Carolina solved that with laws preventing considering climate change in Planning and Zoning
Rising Seas Threaten an American Institution: The 30-Year Mortgage
Climate change is starting to transform the classic home loan, a fixture of the American experience and financial system that dates back generations.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/19/climate/climate-seas-30-year-mortgage.html
