A thoughtful scrutiny of the relationship between indigenous people and climate change is presented by anthropologist Donna Green in her article “Opal Waters, Rising Seas.” Professor Green discusses the history of indigenous Australians and climate change, and how sociocultural factors affect this relationship. Aborigines and Islanders, the indigenous groups in Australia, have coped well with climate change through history. However, today’s projections for climate change show that its rate will increase drastically, replacing the gradual change of the past. Professor Green argues that the lack of privilege of native populations has made it more difficult for them to deal with climate changes. She also implies that climate change, which
