EPISODE · Jun 6, 2023 · 13 MIN
Climate News: Joëlle Gergis talks about 'the land of flooding rains'; Libby Robin discusses her new book, What Birdo is That?; James Hansen’s new climate bomb; 'Our Fragile Moment' by Michael Mann
from Climate Conversations · host Robert McLean
Australian climate scientist, Joëlle Gergis (pictured) understands rain and the country's conditions and writes about the in Australian Geographic "Australia is a land of flooding rains. But climate change could be making it worse"; "Fungi Conference – Fungal connections to flora and fauna"; "The Swanpool Environmental Film Festival"; "James Hansen’s new climate bomb: Are today’s greenhouse gas levels enough to raise sea levels by 60+ metres?"; "What Birdo is that?"; "Fact check: Is Europe the only part of the world that has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions?"; "Global warming to bring record hot year by 2028 – probably our first above 1.5°C limit"; "France bans short-haul flights in effort to fight climate change"; "US wind manufacturing makes a comeback thanks to Inflation Reduction Act"; "If we all cycled like the Dutch, CO2 emissions would drop by 690 million tonnes"; "Can desalination help combat Europe’s water crisis? Drought-struck Barcelona is banking on it": "Environmental Justice: Everything You Need to Know"; "Power Grids Struggle Under ‘Relentless’ Heat Waves in China"; "Hidden carbon: Fungi and their ‘necromass’ absorb one-third of the carbon emitted by burning fossil fuels every year"; "Treated wastewater in Victoria is still contaminated, study finds. So are we and the environment safe?"; "Whale of a tale? The stories about whales helping tackle climate change are overblown".
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