The Optimist's Telescope, Toxic Shellfish and Climate Change, Ocean Currents Drifting Poleward, and more
Warming Oceans And Toxic Shellfish / Beyond the Headlines / Major Ocean Currents Drifting Poleward / Misfit Produce at Your Doorstep / BirdNote\xae: Canada's Boreal Forests / The Optimist's Telescope: Thinking Ahead in a Reckless Age\t\t\t\n\n\nThe current moment is highlighting the perils of not planning ahead for challenges such as pandemics, or climate disruption. How we can tackle shortsightedness in our personal lives and in society, to plan better for the future.\n\n\n\n\nAlso, many coastal native Alaskans rely on harvested shellfish as part of their subsistence lifestyle. But mussels and clams can carry a lethal dose of a natural toxin, and as ocean waters warm, the algae that produces that toxin is thriving year-round.\n\n\n\n\nAnd the warming oceans are also causing vital ocean currents to drift poleward, potentially disrupting the supply of nutrients for fisheries, and changing regional climates.\n\n\n\n\nAll that and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRX.\n\n\n\n\nFind this week's transcript here: https://loe.org/shows/shows.html?programID=20-P13-00013. . . . \n\n\nLEARN MORE about these stories and everything in our decades of archives at loe.org. We've got audio, transcripts, links, photos and more! . . .\n\n\nPITCH IN with your tax-deductible contribution at https://loe.org/about/donate.html. Thank you for your support! . . .\n\n\nFOLLOW US and join the conversation on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. . . .\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices