"What we are doing to the future of our children, and the other species on the planet, is a clear moral issue."
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James Hansen, born on March 29, 1941, is a pivotal figure in the fight against climate change, renowned for his groundbreaking research on global warming. As a former director of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, he was among the first scientists to highlight the human impact on the Earth's climate system. Hansen's passionate advocacy extends beyond academia; he has become a prominent voice in environmental activism, emphasizing the urgent need for actions to mitigate climate change and protect future generations.
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"Several times in Earth's history, rapid global warming occurred, apparently spurred by amplifying feedbacks. In each case, more than half of plant and animal species became extinct. New species came into being over tens and hundreds of thousands of years. But these are time scales and generations that we cannot imagine."
James Hansen