Let's Talk Global Warming

After years of worsening hurricanes seasons, seemingly never ending rain, and flooding in areas that have never flooded before, have you stopped to wonder why it's all getting so much worse? In this episode, I talk about extreme precipitation, floods, and hurricanes, how they have gotten worse because of global warming, and the consequences of these worsened events.
Sources:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA): https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2881/earths-freshwater-future-extremes-of-flood-and-drought/
Union Of Concerned Scientists:

1. Flooding/Extreme Precipitation: https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/climate-change-extreme-precipitation-and-flooding
2. Hurricanes: https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/hurricanes-and-climate-change

National Resources Defense Council: https://www.nrdc.org/stories/flooding-and-climate-change-everything-you-need-know

Yale Climate Connections: https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2019/07/how-climate-change-is-making-hurricanes-more-dangerous/

Ducksters: https://www.ducksters.com/science/earth_science/hurricanes.php

National Hurricane Center (NHC): https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/surge/
The Weather Channel: https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2020-09-21-atlantic-hurricane-season-2020-records
Center For Climate and Energy Solutions: https://www.c2es.org/content/hurricanes-and-climate-change/
Insurance Information Institute: https://www.iii.org/fact-statistic/facts-statistics-hurricanes#%3Cstrong%3E2020%20Hurricane%20Season%3C/strong%3E
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“News Theme” by Kevin MacLeod licensed under CC BY. Edited to be shorter but content was not changed.

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One of the most common topics that comes up anytime anyone talks about global warming is fossil fuels and their impact on the environment. But, what is a fossil fuel? Why are they so bad? Is the talk about more than just climate change? All of these questions and more will be answered in this three part series about fossil fuels. In this episode, we discuss the basics of fossil fuels and then talk about coal, the dirtiest of the fossil fuels.
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
https://www.nrdc.org/stories/fossil-fuels-dirty-facts
American Gas Association (AGA)
https://www.aga.org/natural-gas/energy-education/
Union of Concerned Scientists
https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/environmental-impacts-natural-gas
Science Direct:

• Fossilized Material: https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/carbon-based-fuel
• Groundwater: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0167903186903312

Environment Impact Assessment (EIA)

• Mining:https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/coal/mining-and-transportation.php
• Effects:https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/coal/coal-and-the-environment.php

Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
https://www.c2es.org/content/u-s-emissions/
Environment
https://www.environment.co.za/mining/effects-of-mining.html
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/subsidence.html
World-Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
https://www.worldwildlife.org/threats/soil-erosion-and-degradation
Music:
“News Theme” by Kevin MacLeod licensed under CC BY. Edited to be shorter but content was not changed.

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COVID-19 has run rampant around the world. Economies are suffering, public health is weakening, and panic is arising. But, has anyone stopped to ask how COVID-19 is affecting the climate? Even better, has anyone stopped to wonder what part climate change played in making COVID-19 worse? I explain this and more in this episode of Let's Talk Global Warming.

SOURCES:

China and New York Emissions (BBC):

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-51944780

American Lung Association:

https://www.lung.org/clean-air/outdoors/what-makes-air-unhealthy/nitrogen-dioxide

Nitrogen Dioxide (NASA):

https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/?p%3D7966%26src%3Deorss-blogs

Dr. Aaron Bernstein (Center for Climate, Health, and The Global Environment)

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/c-change/news/coronavirus-climate-change-and-the-environment/

US Stimulus Deal:

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/25/whats-in-stimulus-package-coronavirus-149282

New York Times:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/27/opinion/sunday/coronavirus-climate-change.html

International Energy Agency:

https://www.iea.org/commentaries/put-clean-energy-at-the-heart-of-stimulus-plans-to-counter-the-coronavirus-crisis
Music:
“News Theme” by Kevin MacLeod licensed under CC BY. Edited to be shorter but content was not changed.

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Want to know how evaporation and poop play a role in climate change? This episode is a summary of episodes 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7 where we learned all about the greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases, and how they are influencing global warming. If you would like to know more about any of the topics described, make sure to listen to the episode pertaining to it or commenting on Instagram or in the comment section.
Music:
“News Theme” by Kevin MacLeod licensed under CC BY. Edited to be shorter but content was not changed.

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Even though I always tell you that global warming is more than an increase in the temperatures we see on the news everyday; we cannot forget that global warming does cause an increase in our daily temperatures. In this episode, I discuss how climate change is making instances of extreme heat and droughts more frequent and more intense.
Sources:
Heat Safety Sheet from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) + National Weather Service
https://www.weather.gov/grb/heat
National Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
https://www.nrdc.org/stories/drought-everything-you-need-know
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-44466214
Yale Climate Connections
https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2019/06/heat-waves-and-climate-change-is-there-a-connection/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA)
https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/news/drought-monitoring-economic-environmental-and-social-impacts#:~:text=Examples%20of%20drought%20impacts%20on,substantial%20increase%20in%20wildfire%20risk.
World Atlas
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-are-the-effects-of-a-drought-on-the-environment.html
Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/21688-drought-health-effects.html
Union of Concerned Scientists
https://ucsusa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=e4e9082a1ec343c794d27f3e12dd006d
Music:
“News Theme” by Kevin MacLeod licensed under CC BY. Edited to be shorter but content was not changed.
Song Profile: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4122-news-theme/
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