This past year -- with the COVID-19 pandemic, quarantine, life being flipped upside down-- has really highlighted our relationship with the environment, or at least has made us think about nature in a new way. How we as humans find joy from being in nature. How human activity changes our ecosystems in rippling effects. How we still have a long way to go in dealing with the climate crisis.

This episode we’ll be taking a look at how the media portrays climate and human impact, especially in this era of COVID. Then, we’ll look at how COVID has shown us how vulnerable we are in the face of natural disasters. Finally, we’ll investigate how much we as humans need nature and green space.

Writers:

Natasha Von Seelen ‘21, Katherine Li ‘22, Faraan Rahim ‘23, Olivia Fox ‘24, Jessie Goldblatt ‘24, Emily Nagamoto ‘24, Rachel Qu ‘24

Voice Work:

Katherine Li ‘22, Jessie Goldblatt ‘24, Natasha Von Seelen ‘21, Faraan Rahim ‘23

Audio Editors:

Emily Nagamoto ‘24, Katherine Li ‘22

Music:

reCreation by airtone

Inspired by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

We're so excited to kick off Season 2 of Operation Climate! This season we'll investigate the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on climate issues.

S1E1: Why We Should Care About Climate Change by Duke University Environmental Alliance

So geoengineering/climate engineering may be a way to fight the effects of climate change... But how does it all work?

What exactly is geoengineering? How did it come about? And can it actually help us with the climate crisis?