About this episode
The new season of 'How We Survive' explores large-scale interventions to combat the climate crisis and their potential consequences.
The climate crisis is escalating. We have to decarbonize our economy, but we’re moving too slowly. So, what’s the backup plan? This season of “How We Survive” is about engineering nature: large-scale interventions that could be our last hope. We’ll explore technology being developed that could alter our weather patterns, transform our planet, and possibly save us all from the worst outcomes of the climate crisis. Or lead to catastrophic, unintended consequences. On our hunt for solutions, we tag along with entrepreneurs trying to launch sulfur into the stratosphere, venture to the Utah mountains where there’s a serious endeavor to create more rain and snow, find out how (and why) scientists are trying to resurrect extinct animals. Join us for the new season of “How We Survive,” starting May 27.
Topics covered
- climate crisis
- decarbonization
- engineering nature
- weather modification
- technology
- entrepreneurship
- extinct species
Keywords
- climate crisis
- decarbonization
- weather patterns
- technology
- sulfur
- rain
- extinct animals
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Marketplace
Places: Utah
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