Henri Drake

graduate student in climate science at MIT

graduate student in climate science at MIT

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MIT grad student Henri Drake has an idea to get more people paying attention to climate change.

Climate scientist tries teaching ‘Fortnite’ gamers about global warming

MIT grad student Henri Drake has an idea to get more people paying attention to climate change.

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