Author: Rob Nixon
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Defending Tomorrow Today
in CommentaryIn light of the recent Global Witness report, Rob Nixon discusses the dangers environmental defenders face and their role as frontline workers in the fight against climate breakdown and zoonotic pandemics.
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The Swiftness of Glaciers: Language in a Time of Climate Change
in CommentaryAs the climate changes, so does our language. Melting glaciers force us to rethink the metaphors we use to make sense of the world around us.
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The Anthropocene: The Promise and Pitfalls of an Epochal Idea
in EssaysHas Homo sapiens become a geological actor altering the conditions of life so forcefully that our impacts are being written into the fossil record? If so, what are the implications for how we imagine human history, ethics, power, and responsibility?