Throughout the article, Kolbert reflects upon the idea that the climate changes happening on earth right now, are having an effect on the life cycles of earth's wildlife. However, since we can not theoretically control the Earth's climate, we should keep in mind that as its inhabitants we are required to adapt to its changes in order for us to survive. "That life on earth changes with the climate has been assumed to be the case for a long time-indeed, for very nearly as long as the climate has been known to be capable of changing." This quote embodies the idea that since the beginning of time, the Earth has been changing, and therefore its inhabitants have had change as well.
I would relate the "Butterfly Lessons" article to my project on place and environment by connecting the ideas of adaptation to our surroundings. Overpopulation is an issue that will force us in the future to re-think our ways of living and scale everything that we do, down to a smaller scale.
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