Dire Prediction about Climate Change – 15 May 2012, The New York Times

In “Game Over for the Climate” (Op-Ed, May 10), James Hansen repeats his urgent warnings that burning Canada’s tar sands oil would cause irreversible climate catastrophe. When he says of the risks we face, “if this sounds apocalyptic, it is,” he underscores the challenge of awakening those who don’t comprehend the sheer magnitude of what is at stake.