Daily Episode 181 - A Week of Climate Woes

About this episode

The episode discusses various alarming climate issues and research findings from the past week.

A list of climate woes and research from the week: Something startling is happening in the Gulf of Mexico » Yale Climate Connections The next era of Atlantic hurricanes could be far more destructive » Yale Climate Connections Why an immense marine heatwave off the US west coast has alarmed scientists | West Coast | The Guardian Some seas may soon be trapped in near-permanent heatwaves - Earth.com The world’s enclosed seas highlight the need for urgent emission reductions and societal adaptation | Communications Earth & Environment In shock decision, National Security Council stops work on climate change | The Times of Israel Chesapeake blue crab population drops 50%. The question is: Why? | Fisheries | bayjournal.com Antarctic ice-shelf basal melt shaped by competing feedbacks | Nature Geoscience The ‘doomsday’ glacier’s giant ice shelf is about to break away | New Scientist Prof. Eliot Jacobson on X Extreme Temperatures Around The World on X Extreme Temperatures Around The World on X Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Kory, Kellan

Topics covered

• climate change
• marine heatwaves
• hurricane impact
• environmental research
• ice shelf melt
• ocean health

Keywords

• climate woes
• Gulf of Mexico
• Atlantic hurricanes
• marine heatwave
• Chesapeake blue crab
• Antarctic ice-shelf
• emission reductions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Yale Climate Connections, The Guardian, Earth.com, Communications Earth & Environment, The Times of Israel, bayjournal.com, Nature Geoscience, New Scientist

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