A New Consciousness About Global Warming

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Michael Klare, Five College professor of peace & world security studies gave his speech titled "Global Warming: the Human Dimension". The lecture outlined how and why global warming should be considered an urgent issue of national security, instead of an environmental concern.
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Promising that global climate change posed the same or more life-threatening impact as nuclear warfare, Klare declared the highest priority to be the prevention of these severest possibilities.