Extreme Global Heat and the Impact of Climate Change on the Planet - Houston Public Media
Extreme Global Heat and the Impact of Climate Change on the Planet - Houston Public Media
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The month of July 2023 has shattered multiple temperature records with many climate scientists expecting it to be the world's hottest month on record and possibly the warmest in 120,000 years.
For the full hour, we speak with climate scientist Dr. Noah Diffenbaugh of Stanford University, and Dr. Rachel Cleetus of the Union of Concerned Scientists, to discuss how climate change is causing these record-breaking heat waves and other extreme weather events.
Both guests also share insight on what these extreme weather events mean for the future of the planet and people's daily lives, and how climate change will affect aspects of our society, including communities, business, agriculture, and more.
Guests:
- Professor of Earth System Science at the Doerr School of Sustainability, Stanford University
- Policy Director for the Climate and Energy Program, Union of Concerned Scientists
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What began as a theory in the 1890s — that industrial emissions of carbon dioxide could increase global temperatures — had progressed to a scientific fact a century later. Scientists across a range of disciplines are studying the impact of the still-growing concentration of carbon dioxide and other so-called “greenhouse gases” in the atmosphere as they call for industrial and governmental policies to slow, then halt, the warming of the planet.