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How to explain climate change to Joe Sixpack

by Jess Zimmerman. (click to embiggen) Look, not everyone's motivated by the threat of extreme weather events, rising sea levels, and threatened habitats. But nobody likes warm beer. Use this chart to put climate change in perspective for the beer guzzler in your life. (Note: Will not work in Britain.)

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How to explain climate change to Joe Sixpack

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