EPISODE · Aug 22, 2022 · 6 MIN
Episode 164: Draining the Water Tower
from The Poetry of Science · host Sam Illingworth
This episode explores new research, which has found that climate change will likely lead to irreversible declines in freshwater storage in the Tibetan Plateau by the middle of this century, impacting the supply of freshwater for nearly two billion people. --- Read this episode’s science poem here. Read the scientific study that inspired it here. Read ‘Water Table’ by Eliza Griswold here. --- Music by Rufus Beckett. --- Follow Sam on social media and send in any questions or comments for the podcast: Email: [email protected] Twitter: @samillingworth
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This episode explores new research, which has found that climate change will likely lead to irreversible declines in freshwater storage in the Tibetan Plateau by the middle of this century, impacting the supply of freshwater for nearly two billion people. If you want to find out more about the scientific study featured in this episode, or read any of the poems in full, then please visit the show notes at scipoetry.podbean.com.
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