S2E58: Oceans and climate, Waves and Beaches—w/ Kim McCoy, oceanographer and author

Few of us live at sea, so the ocean doesn’t get as much attention as it deserves in the climate conversation. But Kim McCoy contends that phytoplankton deserve just as much consideration as polar bears, and it’s time for us to understand how rising temperatures impact the water, the wind, the waves, and the weather. After all, we all live downstream of climate change. Kim is the oceanographer who updated Willard Bascom’s Waves and Beaches: The Powerful Dynamics of Sea and Coast, adding new insights around the impact of climate change. On this episode of the podcast, Kim joins Ross to discuss the impact of changing the amount of energy in a given system (i.e.: adding energy in the form of heat) and explain the relationship between changes in the atmosphere and changes in the ocean. Kim shares the scientific data around the increase in accumulated cyclone energy fueling Atlantic hurricanes and describes how private property is becoming public due to sea level rise. Listen in for Kim’s take on interventions like iron fertilization and solar radiation management and find out what we can do restore the health of the hydrologic cycle that connects us all! Connect with Ross Purchase Nori Carbon Removals Join Nori's book club on Patreon Nori's website Nori on Facebook Nori on Twitter Nori on Medium Nori on YouTube Nori on GitHub Nori Newsletter Email [email protected] Nori White Paper Subscribe on iTunes Carbon Removal Newsroom Resources Waves and Beaches: The Powerful Dynamics of Sea and Coast by Willard Bascom and Kim McCoy Books by John Kretschmer John Kretschmer on Reversing Climate Change S2EP33 John Martin’s Iron Hypothesis Running Tide Brian Von Herzen on Reversing Climate Change EP034 Brian Von Herzen’s RCC Bonus Episode on the Documentary 2040