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Posted Wed Nov 17 2010: from Climatewire: The 'Fate of the World' Will Soon Be in Your Hands (Virtually Speaking) http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1290020149 ...A British game designer is launching "Fate of the World," a climate change video game giving the gamer total control of the world's energy economy -- and a bird's-eye view of what happens if he or she flips the wrong switches. In a way, a computer game is the perfect medium for the topic. Part of the reason U.S. action is so lukewarm, environmentalists have complained, is that climate's too big to grasp. Carbon dioxide is invisible, and its consequences are too far away. The likely consequences -- future floods, drought, famine -- lack a personal touch. [Read more stories about: anthropogenic change, carbon emissions, ecosystem interrelationships, wisdom] New!: No reader quips yet -- be the first! Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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