climate change is reshaping our world and there’s arguably nowhere more
and there’s arguably nowhere more
and there’s arguably nowhere more affected than the Arctic hi I’m Rebecca
affected than the Arctic hi I’m Rebecca
affected than the Arctic hi I’m Rebecca Braden and welcome to watchmojo.com and
Braden and welcome to watchmojo.com and
Braden and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with journalists
today we’re speaking with journalists
today we’re speaking with journalists and author of the big thaw it’s true zyk
and author of the big thaw it’s true zyk
and author of the big thaw it’s true zyk about this problem could you just give
about this problem could you just give
about this problem could you just give us a brief background of what climate
us a brief background of what climate
us a brief background of what climate change it actually is what it really is
change it actually is what it really is
change it actually is what it really is that the change is the variability that
that the change is the variability that
that the change is the variability that you see over a long period of time where
you see over a long period of time where
you see over a long period of time where things either get gradually colder or
things either get gradually colder or
things either get gradually colder or warmer and right now we’re into a
warmer and right now we’re into a
warmer and right now we’re into a warming phase where you can still have a
warming phase where you can still have a
warming phase where you can still have a cold winter but saying a 20 year period
cold winter but saying a 20 year period
cold winter but saying a 20 year period you’ll have 15 warm years as opposed to
you’ll have 15 warm years as opposed to
you’ll have 15 warm years as opposed to five cold ones what is the tipping point
five cold ones what is the tipping point
five cold ones what is the tipping point well the tipping point is one of those
well the tipping point is one of those
well the tipping point is one of those terms that’s used to describe when
terms that’s used to describe when
terms that’s used to describe when winter can no longer keep up with the
winter can no longer keep up with the
winter can no longer keep up with the summer melt so essentially summer
summer melt so essentially summer
summer melt so essentially summer becomes the dominant force and when
becomes the dominant force and when
becomes the dominant force and when summer becomes the dominant force more
summer becomes the dominant force more
summer becomes the dominant force more ice melts than can be created in the
ice melts than can be created in the
ice melts than can be created in the winter time you get past that tipping
winter time you get past that tipping
winter time you get past that tipping point and what happens is you get so
point and what happens is you get so
point and what happens is you get so much open water in the Arctic and it’s
much open water in the Arctic and it’s
much open water in the Arctic and it’s black and attracts heat that in the end
black and attracts heat that in the end
black and attracts heat that in the end Old Man Winter just fades away it’s
Old Man Winter just fades away it’s
Old Man Winter just fades away it’s never going to disappear but it’s just
never going to disappear but it’s just
never going to disappear but it’s just going to be a much weaker course why is
going to be a much weaker course why is
going to be a much weaker course why is Arctic ice important whole variety of
Arctic ice important whole variety of
Arctic ice important whole variety of arctic animals are really tied to the
arctic animals are really tied to the
arctic animals are really tied to the sea ice you know that they’ve adapted to
sea ice you know that they’ve adapted to
sea ice you know that they’ve adapted to this cold temperature for the longest
this cold temperature for the longest
this cold temperature for the longest period of time and so if you don’t
period of time and so if you don’t
period of time and so if you don’t really care about them and I think most
really care about them and I think most
really care about them and I think most people do the other way of looking at it
people do the other way of looking at it
people do the other way of looking at it is that the ice that big big massive
is that the ice that big big massive
is that the ice that big big massive chunk of ice is like an air conditioner
chunk of ice is like an air conditioner
chunk of ice is like an air conditioner it basically moderates our climate you
it basically moderates our climate you
it basically moderates our climate you know what it’s like the air conditioner
know what it’s like the air conditioner
know what it’s like the air conditioner breaks down you can be awfully
breaks down you can be awfully
breaks down you can be awfully uncomfortable not only that it can have
uncomfortable not only that it can have
uncomfortable not only that it can have an impact on agriculture and other kinds
an impact on agriculture and other kinds
an impact on agriculture and other kinds of economies so what other effects does
of economies so what other effects does
of economies so what other effects does the melting polar ice have on the world
the melting polar ice have on the world
the melting polar ice have on the world there’s a lot of water locked up nice
there’s a lot of water locked up nice
there’s a lot of water locked up nice and once that ice melts sea levels rise
and once that ice melts sea levels rise
and once that ice melts sea levels rise and there’s 104 million people living
and there’s 104 million people living
and there’s 104 million people living around the world that lived within a
around the world that lived within a
around the world that lived within a meter of the coast within fifty two
meter of the coast within fifty two
meter of the coast within fifty two hundred years a lot of those communities
hundred years a lot of those communities
hundred years a lot of those communities will have to move 104 million people’s
will have to move 104 million people’s
will have to move 104 million people’s masa
masa
masa movement of people now I’ve heard you
movement of people now I’ve heard you
movement of people now I’ve heard you say that climate change is not the end
say that climate change is not the end
say that climate change is not the end of the world but obviously that’s what
of the world but obviously that’s what
of the world but obviously that’s what we keep hearing human kind of solved
we keep hearing human kind of solved
we keep hearing human kind of solved number of major problems in the past
number of major problems in the past
number of major problems in the past acid rain was a huge problem in the
acid rain was a huge problem in the
acid rain was a huge problem in the 1980s the hole in the ozone was a
1980s the hole in the ozone was a
1980s the hole in the ozone was a problem in the 1990s back there in the
problem in the 1990s back there in the
problem in the 1990s back there in the 80s and the 90s everybody said you can’t
80s and the 90s everybody said you can’t
80s and the 90s everybody said you can’t do anything about it you know it’s too
do anything about it you know it’s too
do anything about it you know it’s too big if we invest in science we change
big if we invest in science we change
big if we invest in science we change the way we do things the way we live the
the way we do things the way we live the
the way we do things the way we live the way we burn fossil fuels the way we
way we burn fossil fuels the way we
way we burn fossil fuels the way we generate energy I think that we can
generate energy I think that we can
generate energy I think that we can solve this problem you know it’s not
solve this problem you know it’s not
solve this problem you know it’s not going to happen overnight it’s maybe not
going to happen overnight it’s maybe not
going to happen overnight it’s maybe not going to happen in 10 years or maybe
going to happen in 10 years or maybe
going to happen in 10 years or maybe even 50 years but I think that we we can
even 50 years but I think that we we can
even 50 years but I think that we we can change things that’s within our control
change things that’s within our control
change things that’s within our control we’re not stupid people thanks very much
we’re not stupid people thanks very much
we’re not stupid people thanks very much for telling us about climate change
for telling us about climate change
for telling us about climate change thanks for inviting me
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