Herald: The latest United Nations report on the impacts of climate change is playing out like a Greek tragedy. In the Greek myth, Cassandra was given the gift of prophecy by Apollo. When she failed to return his love, Apollo issued a curse so that her prophecies would not be believed. Climate scientists, who for over two decades have been sending us warnings about global warming, must feel like Cassandra -- cursed by Apollo.
The 772 scientists who wrote and edited the UN report warn that world leaders...