Name: On time and water
Uploaded: 2020-10-10T20:33:41Z
Duration: 3 min 25 s
Description: Over the next 200 years, we can expect all of the Earth's glaciers to disappear -- unless we act now, says writer Andri Snær Magnason. Telling the story of the Okjökull glacier in Iceland, the first glacier lost to climate change, Magnason explains why we need to start connecting to the future in a more intimate, urgent way in order to stabilize the Earth for generations to come.

Over the next 200 years, we can expect all of the Earth's glaciers to disappear -- unless we act now, says writer Andri Snær Magnason. Telling the story of the Okjökull glacier in Iceland, the first glacier lost to climate change, Magnason explains why we need to start connecting to the future in a more intimate, urgent way in order to stabilize the Earth for generations to come.

Andri Snær Magnason: On time and water

On time and water

The story of Okjökull, Iceland's first glacier lost to climate change, serves as a poignant call to preserve our future.

Glacial loss is not just history; a plaque on Okjökull is a stark reminder that future generations will judge our climate action.

By 2100, the distant future feels like tomorrow, underscoring the urgency to address climate change for those we'll never meet.