ExxonKnews
June 8, 2023
Scientists warned this week that we could see an Arctic without sea ice as early as the 2030s — a decade earlier than expected. But I don’t have to look even that far to see symptoms of climate catastrophe. Just outside my window, the New York City skyline is unrecognizable, blurred with stifling smoke brought here by wildfires blazing across Canada. As I write this, 110 million of us across the U.S. are under air quality alerts for record-high levels of hazardous particulates that threaten to penetrate our lungs and blood. Even with the windows closed, I can smell the smoke and feel it in my eyes.
