The Columbian Exchange
Misha Glenny and guests discuss the exchange of cultures and biology across the Atlantic and Pacific after 1492. That was when Columbus reached the Bahamas, a time when Europe had no potatoes, tomatoes, sunflowers or, arguably, syphilis in its most virulent form; the Americas had no cattle, banana…
Responding to your science questions
This week, we’re letting you run the airwaves. Victoria Gill puts your science questions to Catherine Heymans, Astronomer Royal for Scotland and Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Edinburgh, Mark Maslin, Professor of Earth System Science at University College London, and Penny Sarchet,…
What Earth in 2050 might look like - Shannon Odell
What could our future world look like if we continue to do nothing about climate change? Take a look at the possibilities.--While we’re already feeling the devastating effects of human-caused climate change, governments continue to fall short on making and executing emissions pledges that would he…
Research into Action: How UCL is Driving Climate Solutions
In this special Earthfest edition of Racing Green, we sit down with Professor Mark Maslin, one of the UK's leading climate scientists and a passionate advocate for turning research into real-world impact. We explore how UCL is championing sustainability through pioneering research, cross-disciplin…
Can we engineer ourselves out of a heatwave?
As the UK and Europe battles with extreme weather warnings, is it time for us to consider some more extreme tactics to tackle the heat? Tom Whipple is joined by Mark Maslin, Professor of Earth System Science at University College London, to explore if solar geoengineering can help.
Also on the sho…
"Super" El Niños and climate change
Scientists say the El Niño weather pattern has started and this one is potentially so strong that it could have devastating effects in many parts of the world. So how does El Niño work exactly? And what’s the connection with climate change?
El Niño starts when water temperatures rise near the Pac…
Europe feels the heat: Extreme weather becomes the norm
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Extreme heat and drought are putting Europe’s power system under pressure on close to an annual basis.
Low river levels and high water temperatures are constraining nuclear and hydropower generation, just as demand for cooling rises. Meanwhile, solar has emerged as a bright…
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