Climate Underground Podcast
Did you know that petroleum is as natural as water? That radioactivity keeps our planet warm? That Earth is still in what’s called an ice-house state? These are stories from Climate Underground, a podcast hosted by scientist, author, journalist, and professor Robert Thorson that examines our current climate crisis from an earthly perspective. Learning more about the Earth and its geological history has helped his students cope with climate confusion, misinformation, and exaggeration. All episodes are read from written scripts that are sourced from the scientific and secondary literature. These scripts are in the process of being reviewed for listenability and accuracy by students and scientific colleagues. Thumbnail image from NASA.
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Monday May 30, 2022
Monday May 30, 2022
Developing a love for Earth as a whole, requires that we acknowledge and try to overcome the implicit biases associated with focusing too narrowly on parts of the whole, i.e. the humanities, social sciences, and ecology.
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Monday May 30, 2022
Monday May 30, 2022
The analogy between a human personality and an earthly climate is compelling. Both are fairly stable expectations based on past behaviors that emerge from previous events.
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Monday May 30, 2022
Monday May 30, 2022
Though very real and very challenging, the current climate crisis can be reframed as an opportunity to finally get things right for the remainder of the Anthropocene Epoch.
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Monday May 30, 2022
Monday May 30, 2022
Being a responsible planetary citizen requires that you discern and distinguish climate fact from climate fiction and avoid being steered by misinformation.
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Monday May 30, 2022
Monday May 30, 2022
Understanding how the Earth works and what its history has been can help calm our fears and concerns about the climate future.
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Thursday May 26, 2022
Thursday May 26, 2022
Are you feeling anxious and confused about climate change? If so, I know something that might help ease your unease -- an Earth-centered understanding of what climates are, where they come from, and why they must always be changing. This deeper understanding comes from knowing how Earth works as a natural system, what its history has been, and what lies ahead.
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