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The Profession and the Big Picture

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posted on 2023-05-25, 23:29 authored by Holmes, WN
The computing profession must tackle social challenges, the biggest of which is human society's continued survival. This essay reviews the nature of climate change and the importance of the computing industry and profession in understanding and mitigating its effects.

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Publication title

Computer

Volume

38

Article number

2

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2

Pagination

104, 102-103

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0018-9162

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  • Published

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    climate changeclimate modelingclimate change mitigation

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