Abbey Abramson

Adapt or Perish in Climate Change: An Introduction Climate change is no longer a distant forecast spoken of in cautious scientific terms; it is the lived experience of our time. From unprecedented heatwaves across Europe and Asia , to record-breaking wildfires in North America , to the rising seas that threaten low-lying islands and coastal megacities, the signs of a planet in distress are everywhere. Each year brings new evidence that the climate emergency is not a future scenario but an unfolding reality, reshaping how we grow food, build homes, generate energy, and even imagine our collective future. The old assumptions—that we can postpone action, that incremental steps will suffice, that someone else will solve the problem—have collapsed under the weight of accelerating change. The question is no longer  whether  climate disruption will affect us, but how profoundly it will shape our lives and those  of generations to come. This book, Adapt or Perish in Climate C...