Are We Already in Abrupt Climate Change?
In this week’s Radio Ecoshock, we cover global climate news, from the Syrian refugees to signs of an abrupt climate shift, with scientist Paul Beckwith. Plus I’ve got a few tidbits of news they just won’t tell you, and my new song aimed to promote activism for the Paris climate talks in late November this year.I’m Alex Smith, let’s go.Listen to or download this Radio Ecoshock show in CD Quality or Lo-FiOr listen right now on Soundcloud!(image courtesy of Milint Earth Day)CLIMATE NEWS ROUNDUP WITH PAUL BECKWITHOver the summer in the Northern Hemisphere, climate change put in an extreme appearance all over the world. It looks like 2015 will be the hottest year ever, another record-setting year in a string of hot years. Sooner or later, our civilization will begin to crack under the strain. Our next guest suggests a climate shift could be sooner than most people expect.It’s time for our climate roundup with climate scientist, and regular Radio Ecoshock guest, Paul Beckwith, from the University of Ottawa.
Climate change is behind one of the biggest stories of our times, the outpouring of refugees from the Middle East. Let me just read one paragraph from a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences March 2nd, 2015. The title is:“Climate change in the Fertile Crescent and implications of the recent Syrian drought”. The lead author was Colin Kelly.
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