--- title: "1 Blinkers Quotes By Philip K. Chapman" description: "1 Blinkers quotes by Philip K. Chapman. Plus more from Philip K. Chapman and more Blinkers sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f4/philip-k-chapman-65861_action_the-bleak-truth-is-that-under-normal-con_2331182.png" --- > [The bleak truth is that, under normal conditions, most of North America and Europe are buried under about 1.5km of ice. This bitterly frigid climate is interrupted occasionally by brief warm interglacials, typically lasting less than 10,000 years. The interglacial…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-k-chapman/the-bleak-truth-is-that-under-normal-conditions-most-of-north-america/) Philip K. Chapman [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f4/philip-k-chapman-65861_action_the-bleak-truth-is-that-under-normal-con_2331182.png) ## More by Philip K. Chapman > [Our generation may stand at a crucial breakpoint in history, for we in the presently affluent nations may be the last who can afford…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-k-chapman/our-generation-may-stand-at-a-crucial-breakpoint-in-history-for-we-in/) Philip K. Chapman > [What is impossible to see from the viewpoint of those who believe in cures is that the very symptoms the good doctors have suppressed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-k-chapman/what-is-impossible-to-see-from-the-viewpoint-of-those-who-believe-in/) Philip K. Chapman > [There's always going to be the cooler-clubbers who are going to harvest a lot of fish, but I think the hard-core bass fishermen release…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-k-chapman/there-s-always-going-to-be-the-cooler-clubbers-who-are-going-to/) Philip K. Chapman > [The bleak truth is that, under normal conditions, most of North America and Europe are buried under about 1.5km of ice. This bitterly frigid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-k-chapman/the-bleak-truth-is-that-under-normal-conditions-most-of-north-america/) Philip K. Chapman ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blinkers/philip-k-chapman/#itemlist", "name": "1 Blinkers Quotes By Philip K. Chapman", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The bleak truth is that, under normal conditions, most of North America and Europe are buried under about 1.5km of ice. This bitterly frigid climate is interrupted occasionally by brief warm interglacials, typically lasting less than 10,000 years. The interglacial we have enjoyed throughout recorded human history, called the Holocene, began 11,000 years ago, so the ice is overdue, Chapman wrote. All those urging action to curb global warming need to take off the blinkers and give some thought to what we should do if we are facing global cooling instead.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Philip K. Chapman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-k-chapman/the-bleak-truth-is-that-under-normal-conditions-most-of-north-america/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f4/philip-k-chapman-65861_action_the-bleak-truth-is-that-under-normal-con_2331182.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f4/philip-k-chapman-65861_action_the-bleak-truth-is-that-under-normal-con_2331182.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f4/philip-k-chapman-65861_action_the-bleak-truth-is-that-under-normal-con_2331182.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The bleak truth is that, under normal conditions, most of North America and Europe are buried under about…” — Philip K. Chapman", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blinkers/philip-k-chapman/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blinkers/philip-k-chapman/", "name": "Blinkers Quotes by Philip K. Chapman", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blinkers/philip-k-chapman/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f4/philip-k-chapman-65861_action_the-bleak-truth-is-that-under-normal-con_2331182.png" }, "description": "1 Blinkers quotes by Philip K. Chapman. Plus more from Philip K. Chapman and more Blinkers sayings from other authors.", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blinkers/philip-k-chapman/#breadcrumb" } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blinkers/philip-k-chapman/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Topics", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Blinkers", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blinkers/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "name": "Philip K. Chapman", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blinkers/philip-k-chapman/" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```