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Permafrost Is Not What You Think It Is
If you’ve ever heard about things like mammoths being found in permafrost, you may have an image in your head of what that looks like. But you might be wrong! So let’s talk about what permafrost really is, why it’s … Continue reading
The liars who just arrived in the UK
The worst arrival in Britain since the British. Try Brilliant for free for 30 days at https://www.brilliant.org/simonclark Last month one of the most evil organisations expanded its operations into the UK, seeking to get a foothold in Europe. It’s time … Continue reading
Global Futures: What can we do to effectively tackle the polycrisis? | Lancaster Univ. | Audio Only
29 Oct 2024 LANCASTER “There is a brief and rapidly closing window…to prevent civilisational collapse” – Rupert Read. A vote was taken after I spoke, a straw poll: incredibly, the clear majority agreed with my assessment, a few thought I … Continue reading
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The Surprising Solutions to the World’s Water Crisis | The Future With Hannah Fry
Our survival depends on water, yet global reserves are rapidly shrinking. It’s now replaced oil as the most likely cause of global conflict. Can technology help secure humanity’s future water needs? Do you want to know what your future holds? … Continue reading
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This Will Be My Most Disliked Video On YouTube | Climate Change
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Fear and Wonder: how species are responding to climate change
Around half of all life on Earth is on the move because of climate change. It’s another staggering statistic from the recent synthesis report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and a shift explored in a recent episode … Continue reading
The Biggest Science Story of the Week
In the short term, we’re in significantly more trouble than we thought we were. It turns out that we’ve been doing geo-engineering all this time and now we have some fantastically good data on one of the best ways to … Continue reading
Heatwaves: how hot can it get?
Heatwaves are becoming more frequent, more intense and more deadly. But what is a heatwave, why are they so dangerous and how are they affected by climate change? 00:00 – What are heatwaves? 01:40 – How do heatwaves form? 05:28 … Continue reading
10 years to transform the future of humanity — or destabilize the planet | TED
“For the first time, we are forced to consider the real risk of destabilizing the entire planet,” says climate impact scholar Johan Rockström. In a talk backed by vivid animations of the climate crisis, he shows how nine out of … Continue reading
Oh, Look. Another Doomsday Scenario To Worry About. | Answers With Joe
[…] We live on a water planet. And the currents generated in the oceans affect all of our lives, even if you don’t live near the ocean. So as evidence seems to mount that the North Atlantic Gulf Stream is … Continue reading
