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The lessons 'Moby-Dick' has for a warming world of rising waters

  • Written by Aaron Sachs, Professor of History and American Studies, Cornell University
The lessons 'Moby-Dick' has for a warming world of rising waters'Moby-Dick' inspired the Warner Brothers film starring Gregory Peck as Captain Ahab – and perhaps can inspire readers today amid the climate crisis. Fox Photos/Hulton Archive via Getty Images

As an environmental historian and scholar of the 19th century, I spend a lot of time thinking about how the past can help us confront our current crises...

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