Temperature Check: Science, Texas, and Climate Chaos
b'Just two months into 2021, deadly winter temperatures left millions of Texans without water and power. Meanwhile, California is preparing for another year of intense drought, and Wall Street millionaires are moving their remote work to Florida, ground zero for flooding and sea-level rise.\\n\\u201cWe think about the Earth as a system,\\u201d says Marshall Shepherd, director of Atmospheric Sciences Program at the University of Georgia, \\u201cso we can\'t understand climate change unless we understand changes in the Arctic, or in the ocean circulations, or in the biosphere, and so forth.\\u201d\\n\\u201cHope or waiting and seeing is no longer a valid risk mitigation strategy."\\nGuests:\\nKatharine Mach, Associate Professor, Marine Ecosystems and Society, University of Miami\\nMarshall Shepherd, Director, Atmospheric Sciences, University of Georgia\\nFor complete show notes, visit our website.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'