The Last Stand for Ice
from Ask A Biologist Podcast Hosted by Dr. Biology talks with Stephanie Pfirman
It’s cold, it’s hard, and you might not think of it as critical for life on Earth, but there is some ice that is more important than you might know. Dr. Biology sits down with scientist Stephanie Pfirman to talk about summer ice and how the amount we see is shrinking rapidly. This ice is important to more than the animals and native people who depend on it to survive. It turns out it has an impact far beyond its cold edges. Learn more: Hacking Nature Read more: Changing Life In the Arctic Play: Ecochains Explore: SITU If you have not already, please subscribe to the podcast so you can be notified about new episodes.
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- 1:42 Where is this special ice?
- 2:45 The last stand for ice.
- 2:58 Polar vortex.
- 3:51 Year-round ice is not the same as other ice.
- 5:39 The role of summer ice for the ecosystem.
- 6:42 How thick does the ice need to be?
- 7:23 The role of summer ice.
- 9:49 Benthic organisms.
- 11:11 Beyond the ecosystem - why is this ice important?
- 12:33 When we start warming things up, what happens?
- 14:35 Polar ice impact on jetstream and weather.
- 16:35 How long until we have little summer ice?
- 18:42 Hacking Nature - CO2 Capture.
- 20:11 EcoChains game.
- 22:56 Learning with games.
- 23:32 Ice tracking and prediction tool - SITU.
- 24:53 Three questions
- 25:00 When did you know you wanted to be a scientist?
- 25:35 What would you be or do if you could be or do anything?
- 26:37 How can someone make a difference/change?
- 27:34 Advice for a future scientist.
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