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Jun 23, 2021Liked by Tom Stevenson

Dear Mr. Stevenson, You are an excellent writer; this is an important article. I am a retired surgical pathologist following the endocrinological literature on hormonal disrupters. The endocrinologists with the most susceptible children - boys - have very unique insight and solutions. I would like to take a contrarian view. Sperm counts are only falling in the West. Add women-education-induced subreplacement R rate in the West - voila, a wonderful subreplacement R rate. Each Westerner (and perhaps Chinese) born adds to global warming to a larger degree than other cultures. . There are unfortunately large portions of the planet where R rates are high. The R rate is an indicator of how close we are to solving the big kahuna - climate change. Have no doubt, potentially irreversible climate change is occurring in the here and now. We need a radical transformation of developed and partially developed economies that drive climate change. Then we need, as a wise (???????) planet to educate women in all parts of the world where they are either denied education or cannot access it. This will lead to a global subreplacement R rate and perhaps save the planet from daily highs of 125 degrees F or hotter. If you think the current migration "crisis" is a crisis, watch the massive equatorial out-migration to the north and the south to escape unliveable daily temperatures. It will lead to the apocalyptic calamities you describe. Anyway, that's my story and I am sticking to it, lol! Kindly, Peter H. Dohan, MD, Portland ME peterdohan1@gmail.com

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