Jan 25, 2020
4 min read
I Am Your Canary: Climate Change and Human Health
Miners of yore carried caged canaries when they tunneled into the earth to dig for coal, the foremost fuel firing their factories and heating their homes. If a canary keeled over, then the miners knew to escape while they still had a chance, before carbon monoxide or other potentially lethal gases killed them too. In this modern era of climate change, I am your canary.
