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March 17, 2023 01:00 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/23643667/apple-extrapolations-show-science-guide-climate-change
The real (and sometimes controversial) science behind Apples Extrapolations
There are kernels of real science in Apple’s new star-studded climate change drama Extrapolations. In the first episode alone, we see raging fires, water shortages, and vanishing Arctic ice. These threats are real.
The show also makes some stuff up for the sake of telling a story. (Spoiler alert!) Walruses, for one, face much more danger from humans than we do from them. But considering their status as a “vulnerable” species due in part to oil and gas drilling and shrinking sea ice, a little walrus rage in the first episode is probably warranted. There’s also no such thing as “summer heart,” a medical condition we see in the second episode. But heat does put extra strain on the heart, and it’s already the top weather-related killer in...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/23643667/apple-extrapolations-show-science-guide-climate-change
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