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The Sunday Story: The Quickening

2023/8/20
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Elizabeth Rush: 本书源于作者前往南极洲Thwaites冰川的旅程,探讨了冰川融化对全球海平面上升的影响,以及气候变化时代合作解决问题的重要性。旅程也促使作者做出重要的个人决定:是否生育。作者在书中反思了气候变化对未来世代的影响,以及个人在应对气候变化中的责任。她批判了化石燃料行业利用“碳足迹”概念将责任归咎于个人的做法,并认为生育是一个关乎个人价值观和身份认同的决定,而非简单的消费选择。作者在南极洲的经历让她对自然界的活力和变化有了更深刻的认识,也影响了她作为母亲的角色定位。她希望她的孩子能够认识到自然界的活力和变化,并以此改变人们对自然界的认知,从而应对气候变化。 Am I sarasi: 简要介绍了Thwaites冰川的现状及其融化可能导致的严重后果,为Elizabeth Rush的讲述提供了背景。 Ariana Gary Lee: 作为访谈主持人,引导话题,并对Elizabeth Rush的经历和观点进行提问和回应,推动访谈的进行。

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Elizabeth Rush, a nonfiction writer focusing on sea level rise, joined a research expedition to the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica to understand the source of accelerated sea level rise firsthand. This journey also intertwined with her personal decision about motherhood, as pregnant people are not allowed on such missions.
  • Elizabeth Rush's decade-long reporting on sea level rise and its impact on coastal communities fueled her interest in the Thwaites Glacier.
  • The uncertainty surrounding sea level rise and the lack of information about the Thwaites Glacier motivated her expedition.
  • Her desire to get pregnant conflicted with the opportunity to go on a scientific mission to Antarctica.

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Today on The Sunday Story, author Elizabeth Rush discusses the book that emerged from her journey to Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica. She explains why Thwaites is under threat and why collaborative problem solving plays a critical role in an era of climate change. The voyage also helped her make an important personal decision: whether or not to become a mother.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)