Show Notes
Everyone’s talking about the heat right now, including Shel and Tom. If you’re curious how climate change fits into the conversation, join them for this [microclimate] episode. They explain how climate change influenced summer extremes happening now — like the heat waves felt by millions across the U.S. and Northern Hemisphere.
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Move over, Red Delicious. The era of the Gala has arrived! Shel and Tom are curious about how a warming climate is impacting this fall staple and what it means for the apples we find at our farmers' markets and grocery stores in the future. Come for the bad apple puns, stay for how climate change means you may be seeing (drinking) more of in the future.
The HOTTEST summer ever recorded in the United States? NOAA confirmed it, but Shel and Tom were curious to understand how this new record was different from the one it replaced. More so, what role our warming climate played in this added risky heat.
Shel and Tom are curious: What’s it like investigating the toxic effects of climate change? Journalist Jordan Gass-Pooré joins them to talk about her reporting on the hazardous Superfund sites in New Jersey. As it turns out, floods and fires made worse by climate change can contribute to air, land, and water pollution around Superfund sites that can pose harm to people living nearby. [Learn more] • Visit https://www.climatecentral.org/ Climate Central analysis — Toxic Tides: https://www.climatecentral.org/report/toxic-tides • EPA - Search for Superfund Sites Where You Live: https://www.epa.gov/superfund/search-superfund-sites-where-you-live Jordan’s work referenced in this episode: "Hazard NJ": https://www.njspotlightnews.org/podcasts/hazard-nj/ "Hazard NYC": https://projects.thecity.nyc/hazard-nyc/ "Hazardous" series (Inside Climate News): https://insideclimatenews.org/project/hazardous/ Connect with Jordan Gass-Pooré: jgasspoore.hazardpodcast.com
Everyone’s talking about a BIG record right now, including Shel. If you’re curious how climate change fits into the conversation, join him for this [microclimate] episode. From the hottest July ever recorded in the United States, why that record is different from the old one, and how we know climate change is making you sweat more when you walk outside the weekend of August 14th.
Shel and Tom are curious: How are school sports changing as our planet heats up? Drs. Doug Casa and Rebecca Stearns of the Korey Stringer Institute explain what rising temperatures mean for kids and teens practicing and competing in conditions older generations rarely faced. Listen to learn why being proactive is crucial for protecting athletes from life-threatening heat illness. Learn more Visit climatecentral.org Climate Central analysis: Childhood Heat Risk is Rising Korey Stringer Institute (KSI) at the University of Connecticut KSI State High School Sports Safety Policies