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2017-11-13 | For three years, the world's emissions of greenhouses gases from fossil fuels and industry had plateaued. But the release of new figures from the Global Carbon Project suggests that pause may be over. The Global Carbon Project's Dr Pep Canadell gives... |
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2017-10-30 | What is the anthropocene, and could it be anything other than a really bad news story for us humans that created it? This episode is a recording of a session from the 2017 Brisbane Writers Festival, featuring: *Clair Brown, economics professor at the... |
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2017-10-19 |
How a 1969 snorkel trip led to a shocking discovery about the future for the world's coral reefs. Marine biologist Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg "almost fell off the chair" when he realised how vulnerable the world's coral reefs would be to climate change. But after being attacked as an "alarmist", it turns out he may have been too conservative. |
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2017-10-06 |
How half a degree in global warming can really matter for heatwaves and extreme heat In this “red hot” episode, climate scientists Dr Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick and Dr Andrew King tells us how a half a degree centigrade of global average warming can have serious impacts on heatwaves and extreme heat. |
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2017-05-31 |
What's a post-modern climate scientist, and why do they need a loony bin? Climate science is evolving to the point where it doesn't quite fit into the old understanding of what science actually does. Dr Sophie Lewis has written a book - A Changing Climate for Science - explaining the role of a scientist in a world where the... |
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2017-04-19 |
Jet Streams, extreme weather and marching in the face of climate science denial Why are scientists watching a cold blob in the North Atlantic, are we making the jet stream wobblier, and why are scientists planning to march on the streets? Climate scientist Professor Stefan Rahmstorf ties all these threads together and reveals why... |
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2017-03-16 |
Can the world's coral reefs be saved from a bleached white future? Global warming is killing corals across the planet. So what is coral bleaching and can anything be done to stop it? Professor Terry Hughes talks about his major new research on the Great Barrier Reef just published in Nature. Dr Mark Eakin, of NOAA, e... |
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2017-03-09 |
Clive Hamilton talks Trump, Turnbull, climate denial and the dangers of false hope Author Clive Hamilton has been engaged in the climate debate for more than 20 years, with books selling worldwide. Always fearless, Hamilton explains his "disgust" at Australia's Prime Minister and the events in the U.S that are galvanising climate sci... |
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2017-03-03 |
How climate models work, and what's with Antarctica right now? From massive cracks in ice shelves to record low sea ice, Antarctica is hitting headlines. Dr Nerilie Abram tells us what's going on. Also, climate science "sceptics" want you to think climate models are broken. Professor Steven Sherwood explains what... |
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2017-02-24 |
Can you inoculate people from fake climate news, and how fast are we changing the climate? You've heard that 97 per cent of climate scientists agree that humans are causing global warming? We hear from the author of that study, Dr John Cook, who thinks you can inoculate people from climate myths. And just how fast is the climate changing n... |
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