Climate News: We forget/ignore the humanities and the climate worsens; Military machine a huge contribtor to global warming; Queensland's atmospheric rivers episode artwork

EPISODE · Jan 30, 2024 · 18 MIN

Climate News: We forget/ignore the humanities and the climate worsens; Military machine a huge contribtor to global warming; Queensland's atmospheric rivers

from Climate Conversations · host Robert McLean

Climate change can be eased through an embrace of the humanities - "How to Save a Sad, Lonely, Angry and Mean Society"; "US military is a bigger polluter than as many as 140 countries – shrinking this war machine is a must"; "How to assess the carbon footprint of a war"; "Do we want a wind farm outside our window? What Australians think about the net zero transition"; "More Atmospheric Rivers Are on the Way. Here’s What the West Can Expect."; "To avoid the worst of climate change we have to change how we travel"; "Britain is at bursting point and its flood barriers need to be updated"; "Residents flee as ‘really scary’ floods deluge homes, streets"; "Rewilding war zones can help heal the wounds of conflict"; "Tuvalu’s Sinking Reality: How Climate Change Is Threatening the Small Island Nation"; "Why are floods in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal so devastating? Urban planning expert explains"; "Qld farmers welcome ex-cyclone's rain": "A net-zero world will be more peaceful, it’s assumed – but first we have to get there"; "Australia has no national plan for climate change adaptation. Why?"; "Urban agriculture isn’t as climate-friendly as it seems – but these best practices can transform gardens and city farms"; "A major problem on Perth’s fringe could see city haunted by ‘ghost suburbs’"; "Britain’s richest 10% don’t think they’re wealthy – and that’s disastrous in the fight against inequality"; "Think last year had weird weather? La Nina may already be on the way back".

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