The rapid retreat of Iceland's glaciers and ice sheets as a result of human-induced climate change could be triggering increased volcanic activity, according to scientists. Our environment and climate correspondent Gloria Dickie joins a research expedition to understand the connection between retreating ice, and volcanic activity.
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Yesterday
Saudi Aramco crash, Venezuela shortages and Bauhaus culture wars
A Saudi Aramco helicopter crash has killed 14 nationals, the state news agency says. Venezuelans decry shortages of heavy equipment and a limited official presence as the earthquake death toll tops 1,400. Iran and the U.S. continue their attacks in the Gulf, fraying an increasing ... Show More
12m 52s
Jun 27
US Iran strikes, Cape Verde and Sweden's immigration crackdown
The United States and Iran each launched strikes in the worst escalation since they signed their interim peace deal, while tensions brew in the Trump administration between competing foreign policy camps. Venezuela’s earthquake death toll tops 900, with 50,000 missing. Plus, Swed ... Show More
12m 21s
Dec 2024
Donald R. Prothero, "The Story of Earth's Climate in 25 Discoveries: How Scientists Found the Connections Between Climate and Life" (Columbia UP, 2024)
Over 4.5 billion years, Earth's climate has transformed tremendously. Before our more temperate recent past, the planet swung from one extreme to another--from a greenhouse world of sweltering temperatures and high sea levels to a "snowball earth" in which glaciers reached the eq ... Show More
39m 15s
Sep 2023
Zdenka Sokolickova, "The Paradox of Svalbard: Climate Change and Globalisation in the Arctic" (Pluto Press, 2023)
The town of Longyearbyen in the high Arctic is the world's northernmost settlement. Here, climate change is happening fast. It is clearly seen and sensed by the locals; with higher temperatures, more rain and permafrost thaw. At the same time, the town is shifting from state-cont ... Show More
49m 23s
Apr 2024
One Thing: Coral Reefs, Cooked: A Climate Change Case Study
Two top scientific bodies recently announced that coral reefs around the world are experiencing a mass bleaching event for just the fourth time. It comes amid surging ocean temperatures over the past year, which has been the warmest on record. In this episode, we examine how a nu ... Show More
18m 7s