The Uninhabitable Earth
Cover page of The Uninhabitable Earth | |
| Author | David Wallace-Wells |
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| Genre | Science |
| Published in | New York |
Publication date | July 10, 2017 |
"The Uninhabitable Earth" is an article by American journalist David Wallace-Wells published in the July 10, 2017, issue of New York magazine. The long-form article depicts a worst-case scenario of what might happen in the near-future due to global warming. The story was the most-read article in the history of the magazine.
The article became the inspiration for The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming, a book-length treatment of the ideas explored in the original essay.