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Letter: When order arises and when it fights back (2)

Published 24 April 2019

From Ann McAvoy, Greystones, County Wicklow, Ireland

I am glad that the Gaia hypothesis is being revisited, as it can explain a lot. If the planet is seeking stability, human activities such as rising carbon dioxide levels and pollution of the oceans challenge this. As a result of climate change, we now have floods, fires and the spread of disease, all of which decrease the number of humans. Is the planet thus regaining some stability?

Issue no. 3227 published 27 April 2019

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