Skimming across the earth’s anaemic oceans

Off Track: Saturday 1 October 2016 10:30AM (view full episode) Listen now(Link will open in new window)
 Download audio A third of the world’s oceans are anaemic, almost completely starved of iron. And where the ocean is has limited iron, it also has limited growth – it can be watery, blue-coloured desert. For the tiny photosynthesising…

Long term climate – new data

Long term climate heading into territory ‘unknown’ by humans: Listen now(Link will open in new window) Download audio Tuesday 27 September 2016 6:36AM (view full episode) Scientists have created the longest continuous reconstruction of the Earth’s surface climate stretching back two million years. Their analysis predicts that current greenhouse gas levels could commit the planet to extreme…

Geolocation Journeys – up date

GEOLOCATION JOURNEYS www.geolocationjourneys.com   Supporting marine predator research at the  Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies University of Tasmania   LAUNCH REPORT The  launch of this program raised $4500 and received coverage on ABC Radio, Facebook and Twitter. It is an encouraging start to the project and Lynchpin encourages you to use word of mouth to bring…

What climate change sounds like, in D minor.

This is what climate change sounds like, in D minor. Yellow cedars are dying in Alaska and researchers have turned the data showing their demise into music. Using a technique called data sonification, data meticulously collected and pored over for years, is translated from numbers and charts into music.  Please listen! The piece has the potential…

  Geneva, 21 July 2016 (WMO) _ Global temperatures for the first six months of this year shattered yet more records, and mean that 2016 is on track to be the world’s hottest year on record. Read here Arctic sea ice melted early and fast, another indicator of climate change. Carbon dioxide levels, which are…

How satellites see almost everything Listen now(Link will open in new window)
 Download audio Saturday 13 August 2016 12:49PM (view full episode)   Thousands of satellites are in orbit around the Earth. The Goddard Space Flight Center lists 2,271 satellites in orbit. Russia has 1,324 satellites. The US has 658. Satellites are used for GPS,…

NASA Climate Time Machine

NASA Climate Time Machine This series of visualizations shows how some of Earth’s key climate indicators are changing over time. Global Climate Change: vital signs of the planet

Campaign for protection of the Arctic

Ludovico Einaudi performs against the backdrop of Wahlenbergbreen glacier in Svalbard, Norway.   Visit the NASA Climate Time Machine  Sea Ice section Sea Ice Data source: Satellite observations. Credit: NASA Scientific Visualization Studio

The changing world of fish

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 Download audio Ockham’s Razor, RN, Sunday 14 August 2016 7:45AM Charles Darwin said that it is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but those most responsive to change. Fish are an innovative and agile species. For 400 million years, they have…

  Brian Cox – be curious and open to change, not proud and dogmatic Listen now(Link will open in new window)
 Download audio Saturday 13 August 2016 12:44PM   Why do some people have opinions which ignore facts and evidence? Brian Cox and Richard Glover looked for answers when they spoke on ABC Local Radio…