Letter: Let’s slow down the record breaking

Setting new records is great for some things and not so great for others. As expected, the 2010s set a new record for the hottest decade ever. More records were set for drought, floods, catastrophic storms, ocean acidification, species extinctions, and on — it’s a long list. Most of this change has been brought upon us by our own species, and only our species can slow it down.One of the most effective things we can do is drastically reduce our consumption of fossil fuels. With that g