Quote by David Suzuki

From year to year, environmental changes are incremental and often barely register in our lives, but from evolutionary or geological perspectives, what is happening is explosive change.

From year to year, environmental changes are incremental and

Summary

This quote highlights the contrasting perspectives of human experience versus larger scale changes in the environment. While we may not always notice or readily perceive the gradual environmental changes happening within our lifetimes, the quote emphasizes that from the broader outlook of evolution or geological time, these changes are indeed significant and transformative. It reminds us to consider the long-term implications and consequences of environmental shifts beyond our immediate perception, acknowledging the potential explosiveness of these changes in a grander timeframe.

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Change

By David Suzuki

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