Fire in the tropics with Prof Martin Wooster
In the first episode in our new format we speak to Professor Martin Wooster about the importance of mapping wildfires, why not all wildfires are bad, and unique threat posed by fires in the tropics. Professor Martin Wooster is an expert on satellite Earth observation and the quantification of land…
Is climate change the burning issue in Australia?
Bushfires are common during the summer in Australia, but firefighters say this year's conditions are catastrophic.
At least eight people have been killed since September, including two firefighters who died on Thursday when their truck was hit by a falling tree.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison cut s…
Are We Really Gonna Do Another War on Porn?
You may have been minding your own business the past 72 hours, but our illiberal-con friends certainly were not. On Friday, four members of Congress sent a hysterical letter to Attorney General William Barr asking him to "declare th…
El Nino Special
El Niño is releasing vast quantities of heat normally stored in the Pacific, causing floods, droughts and fires. Adam Rutherford discusses the latest with our El Niño expert Roland Pease.
This weather event arrives every 2-7 years but it's hard to work out how profound it will be. Back in May last…
Episode 4: Fire – is everything going to burn?
Every year, wildfires ravage the planet, burning homes, killing wildlife and scorching the earth. Can the physics of how fire spreads give us the answers to stop it? And can we use fire to our advantage? With Professor Martin Wooster and Tercia Strydom.
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