Rising seas: that is the climate hammer that will hit us hard and soon. Our guests are Professor and author Peter Ward on “Flooded Earth”; scientist J. Court Stevenson talks flood defenses for world cities, along with author Mike Tidwell, who predicted the  …

As warming ramps up, billions are suffering through extreme heat. Learn who, what, and why through our three scientists: from Hawaii, Camilo Mora, author of “27 Ways a Heat Wave Can Kill You”; from Australia Mat Santamouris on extreme urban hotspots and how  …

Earth is heating faster than expected. Deadly heat in India, unheard-of heat in France and Alaska. The Arctic is thawing out. People have died and many more will be killed by heat in the future. But how does heat kill? and who? Three  …

As Alaska bakes, the East sizzles, and Europe smashes records, here comes the first in a new compilation of Radio Ecoshock interviews on heat – how it kills, how it affects us all. Interview with Vladimir Tchuprov in Moscow during 2010 heat wave:  …

Global environmental news with Alex Smith. In “best of” Radio Ecoshock interviews, Dr. Tim Garrett says civilization must collapse to avert devastating climate change. We are living in a “heat engine” Garrett says. It must stop if we are to survive – that’s  …

This is it. Ice melt in the Himalayas has doubled just since the year 2000. We get the latest from Dr. Summer Rupper. While Europe swelters in unnatural heat, in the Arctic Greenland is melting a stunning 80% over previous estimates. It is  …

Civilization may unravel just 30 years from now, without emergency action to save the climate. From Australia, David Spratt explains. From the UK, Eunice Lo says thousands could die in New York and Los Angeles by 2050 – from the heat. Plus the  …

When crazy weather goes on and on, we worry “Is this the way it’s going to be now?” Climate scientist Paul Beckwith says there is no new normal. We should expect extremes, swings, and surprises as the world warms. But first meteorologist Richard  …

A faster permafrost thaw means even the worst scenarios underestimated the pace and severity of climate change. Canadian scientist Merritt Turetsky explains “abrupt permafrost thaw”. Then from Princeton, atmospheric scientist Jane Baldwin: back-to-back heat waves are in your future. Radio Ecoshock 190605

Indie-journalist and author of “The End of Ice” Dahr Jamail covers the climate threats and how to cope – with host Alex Smith. From the Arctic to the Amazon to middle America we globe-trot through the latest science and what it means for  …