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Peter Ward

The Flooded Earth: Our Future in a World Without Ice Caps

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Posted: September 19, 2011

Peter Ward, who spoke at the Aquarium about the impacts of climate change on June 16, 2011, is a professor of biology and space sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle. His books include Rare Earth: Why Complex Life is Uncommon in the Universe and The Medea Hypothesis: Is Life on Earth Ultimately Self-Destructive?

Video Posted: September 19, 2011 | Running time: 4:17

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