“The health and economic consequences of our late response to COVID-19 are felt by all. Similar consequences will be felt in our late response to climate change. It’s time to jump out of the hot water.” This blog post written by William Schlesinger for the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke discusses the difference between our nation’s response to the COIVD-19 and climate change. Many perceive the former as an immediate, acute crisis but still view climate change as a problem of the future. Schlesinger explains why we need to realize that both situations have us “in hot water”.