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...become turbulent across the world. Planet Earth has undergone massive climatic changes before. It has been through five ‘great extinctions’. The difference with the climate and ecological crisis the Earth is now facing is that it is ‘anthropogenic’, that is, caused by human activities. The link between burning fossil fuels (oil, coal and gas) and global warming...

...becomes less of an agent and more of an agency. The shift from the noun “agent” to the verb “agency” is important: it signifies a transition in Carrie’s identity and place. She is not a solid person or subject but a fluent action that propels the plot and enables others. Women have often been positioned as agents of change, fluid bodies who have suffered from...

...become cut off from artificial sustenance, death ensues within 10-14 days. Keep in mind that these individuals are in a coma and completely immobile, thereby consuming the lowest amount of energy possible. It can thus be surmised that the same conditions (no food or water) in a person who is at least somewhat active, and who may perspire, would only lead to a much swifter...