Could a rapid change in microbes unbalance world systems? Biologist Trond Kristiansen. From Montreal, scientist Scott Sugden reviews “Current and projected effects of climate change in cryosphere microbial ecosystems”. From COP30 Brazil, permafrost thaw is NOW. Worrying news from scientists Gustaf Hugelius, Christina  …

Cosmic dust reveals a hidden history of past sea-ice – does it predict a crash of Arctic Ocean life? Stimulating new science with Dr. Frank Pavia, University of Washington. Then “The normalization of (almost) everything” with computational cognitive scientist Rachit Dubey. Listen to  …

Everybody pushing biofuels to save climate. Guest Cian Delaney from European NGO hub T&E finds these green alternatives could be worse than the fossil fuels they replace. With extreme wildfires, heatwaves, and hurricanes author and researcher Susannah Fisher on her new book “SINK  …

In the world of storms, there is before and after Melissa. Jamaica, insurance, hard times and lucky breaks this week on Radio Ecoshock. Hurricane Melissa with famous meteorologist John Morales in Miami and hurricane blogger Dr. Jeff Masters. Plus a short clip from  …

Here is how worried scientists are about tipping points: 160 scientists from 23 countries just released “The Global Tipping Points Report 2025”.  Planetary shifts already in motion.  Dr. Steven R. Smith, research Fellow at the Global Systems Institute on planetary-scale risks. Then provocative  …

From New Zealand and the U.S. National Center for Atmospheric Research, Dr. Kevin Trenberth talks ocean heating, new science and his provocative new article. But first we run away to the past. Oregon State University Professor Peter Clark just published “Global mean sea  …

Is Earth a game of chance where catastrophe decides the survivors? Dive in with this timely replay interview with extinction expert Dr. Peter Ward. A new study finds 41,000 Americans die due to wildfire smoke. That almost doubles by 2050, with economic losses  …

Driving around? Are you dying to get there? Nobody will tell you – except investigative journalist, film-maker and author David Obst. Hear it all as David talks about his new book “Saving Ourselves from Big Car”. What suddenly kills dolphins and millions of  …

Climate experts and meteorologists in Germany are freaking out. Global warming accelerated significantly. News from The German Meteorological Society, the German Physical Society, and Potsdam Professor Stefan Rahmstorf. I’ll break down the latest including a horrific 3 degrees C of global warming by  …

What the oil industry won’t tell you: fossil fuel smog is killing almost 100,000 Americans a year. In the UK mortality estimates range from 29,000 to 43,000. From UCL and University of Birmingham, Dr. Karn Vohra on the real cost of gas and  …