The Incredible Story of Water & Its Forgotten Part in Climate, with Dr Katie Ross

About this episode

Dr. Katie Ross discusses the critical role of water and ecological systems in climate science.

Clouds, soil moisture, and plant life are doing more climate work than most of us were ever taught and ignoring them leaves a huge gap in how we respond to warming. Here's the keynote from Dr. Katie Ross, at the recent Australian Water Association conference, that connects climate science to the living landscape, making the case that the climate “stands on two legs”: the familiar atmospheric story of greenhouse gases and a bottom-up ecological story driven by water, biology, and energy flows....

People in this episode

Host: Anthony James

Guest: Dr Katie Ross

Topics covered

• climate change
• water
• ecology
• greenhouse gases
• environmental science

Keywords

• climate
• water
• ecology
• greenhouse gases
• Australian Water Association

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Australian Water Association

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