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    Do we need to be 'scared straight' on climate change?

    It's been a month since President Trump said he'd withdraw America from the Paris climate accord. Now, a story in New York magazine has taken the debate about the dangers of global warming to an unlikely boiling point. The report paints a picture of un-breathable air and food shortages.

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    KCRW placeholderBy León Krauze • Jul 21, 2017 • 1 min read

    It's been a month since President Trump said he'd withdraw America from the Paris climate accord. Now, a story in New York magazine has taken the debate about the dangers of global warming to an unlikely boiling point. The report paints a picture of un-breathable air and food shortages. More than two million people have read the doomsday warnings, which have been shared 640,000 times from the magazine's website. But some scientists call it dangerous alarmism. Others call it "not scary enough." We find out why.

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      León Krauze

      national news anchor, Univision

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      Chery Glaser

      Former anchor

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Yael Even Or

      Producer, 'Press Play'

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      David Wallace-Wells

      New York Times science writer and essayist

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      Susan Matthews

      Slate

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      Robert Kopp

      Rutgers University

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Do we need to be 'scared straight' on Climate Change?
    1. 1:21Sean Spicer resigns amid White House press shake-up
    2. 7:59Do we need to be 'scared straight' on climate change?You’re reading this
    3. 42:18Congressman says fate of 'DREAMers' uncertain
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