Blistering heat waves across the Southern Hemisphere, strange storms in the North. Alex reports new science of Atmospheric Rivers, Arctic Ice and teleconnections. Columbian scientist Paola Arias Gomez explains continuing drought & record heat smashing agriculture in Argentina, South Brazil, and Uruguay – …
LEARN MOREWe talk mental health in the climate crisis with Dr. Susan Clayton, author of the Climate Anxiety Index. Then we go tiny: pollinators are disappearing at an alarming rate. Now we know the cost – in dollars and lives lost, with research scientist …
Up to 20% of creatures you know will go extinct this century, according to research by Australian biologist Corey Bradshaw, Professor of Global Ecology at Flinders University, Adelaide. Then: why do top economists claim global warming over 3 degrees will cause only minor …
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Tipping points, feed-backs & social collapse: the late Australian super-scientist Will Steffen in his own voice. From Radio Ecoshock 2018, Hothouse Earth and Trajectories of the Earth System. From Ecoshock 2020, the risk of “societal collapse” as climate impacts mount. We need to …
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The ocean acts like a giant air-conditioner, absorbing 90% of extra heat added by humans. What if it stops? Dr. Keith Moore explains. From New Zealand, Dr. Kevin Trenberth reports more record ocean heating – levels not seen for over a million years. …
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Cognitive scientist Philip Fernbach discovers a disturbing mechanism in society and the mind. As the polycrisis becomes permanent, former World Watch Editor Erik Assadourian explains the new Gaian Way. Can this help? Listen to or download this Radio Ecoshock show in CD Quality …
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James Hansen, former top NASA climate scientist – his new paper warns the climate is already committed to extreme changes that will devastate life on this planet, including humanity. Alex investigates “Global Warming in the Pipeline”. Dr. Barry Lomax reports a near-miss extinction …
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Half the world’s glaciers will disappear within a single lifetime. Breaking science with Dr. David Rounce. Netherlands researcher Leon Simons: geoengineering has been cooling the planet for decades. That is over now. Co-author of the new bombshell from James Hansen tackles more warming …
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Millions of northern Europeans wore coats indoors, as energy prices skyrocket. Then the winter heat wave hit. Author & energy watcher Nate Hagens interviews writer/film-maker Nora Bateson in Sweden. Is this a trial run for living with less? Alex investigates Liquid Natural Gas …
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The holiday Radio Ecoshock Green Music Festival. Best of eco-music, many you won’t find on Itunes. Some sent in by listeners, or the artists, not on albums, etc. Plus two Occupy songs (by Makana and David Rovics). A little inspiration for the heart. …
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Avoiding A Ghastly Future panel with Paul Ehrlich, Bill Rees and Nate Hagens. But first, American neurosurgeon Ann-Christine Duhaime: “Minding the Climate – How Neuroscience Can Help Solve Our Environmental Crisis.” Listen to or download this Radio Ecoshock show in CD Quality (57 …
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Retreating sea ice is probably affecting your weather right now. The truth about sea ice from long-time Arctic expert Dr. Don Perovich. Which hemisphere is getting stormier and why? Professor Tiffany Shaw, leader of new science of storms explains. Plus global climate and …
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