El Niño Projected To Cause Nearly Half A Million Deaths In Next Six Months
Summary
Matt Cooper discusses a Maynooth University study showing extreme evaporation is eight times more likely due to climate change, threatening Irish agriculture and fire management. He also explains how a powerful El Niño event, amplified by global warming, is projected to cause hundreds of thousands of deaths worldwide. The episode covers Germany’s decision to shut down nuclear power despite massive solar energy growth, and concludes with a warning that seven of nine planetary boundaries for life are currently breached.
Topics discussed
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Extreme evaporation and soil drying in Ireland
El Niño explanation and projected global impact
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Germany's energy transition and nuclear phase-out
Planetary boundaries and ozone layer success
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