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We were thrilled to return to the Blue Earth Summit 2024 this time in London. Please check out our instagram feed @fortheloveofweather to get a flavour of what we got up to.
We captured and shared as many speakers and guests as we could and yet again we were blown away by the amazing conversations we had and most importantly people’s willingness to give us their time to talk about what they were passionate about.
The Blue Earth Summit is held over 3 days and plays host to 5,000+ decision makers, industry pioneers, provocative thought-leaders, sustainability trailblazers, insightful solutionists and boundary-pushing start ups. It’s the place to explore, meet, learn, collaborate and take action.
In this episode of the podcast we speak to three inspiring individuals.
Nicole van der Velden - Sailor for the Spain SailGP team Gemma Metheringham - PhD student and found of @the_elephant_in_my_wardrobe
Coco Peuscet - Marketing manager at Reskinned.
Our first guest is Nicole van der Velden, who is a Spanish-Aruban sailor. She tells us all about SailGP. Not only are they reducing their carbon footprint, but they are pushing boundaries in gender equality in sailing. If you have never seen SailGP, it is like formula 1 but on water. It is such an exciting sport and it was a geniune joy to talk to Nicole. Her enthusiasm is infectious! You can find Nicole on socials at @nicolevelden.
Our second gues is Gemma Metheringham aka @the_elephant_in_my_wardrobe . She is now a PhD student at Nottinham Trent and her passion is to understand whether the growing second hand market can be a lever that decarbonises mainstream fashion. Gemma talks us through the psychology and value we place on second hand clothes. It really was a fascinating chat about what the term 'valuable' means. How do we feel about clothes if we know the story behind them or if we can see and try them on versus buying on line. Gemma was inspiring and thought provoking and we can't wait to see how this journey goes for her.
Our final conversation in this podcast is with Coco Peuscet, who is the marketing manager at 'Reskinned'. This conversation absolutely got our heads in a spin! If you didn't know anything about new fashion, your jaw will drop when you find out what happens to most of the clothes that we send back to our well known brands. Although Coco sees the reality of what happens to clothes we send back she was full of top tips and really useful information that is easy for all of us to do. Small things all add up to make a big difference. You can find Coco Peuscet on LinkedIn
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Meet Ben Rich - presenter, meteorologist and journalist. Ben can’t remember when he didn’t love the weather. Growing up in south-west England meant from a young age he understood how quickly the weather could change. He says his mother tells him he was obsessed with the time and maps and so broadcasting the weather seemed like the only road for Ben.
Ben worked through the record breaking heat in the UK where 40 degrees Celsius made the headlines. He says it was a profound moment that impacted him emotionally as the reality of a changing climate is now more evident than ever in weather broadcasts.
The discussion of climate change is an important one and Ben says that engaging with all types of audience is so important in communicating the reality of climate change and simply telling someone ‘you’re wrong is not the answer’.
Listen on to hear a beautiful discussion on all things weather and how we move on communicating climate change in the news. You can also learn a little more about Ben’s favourite cloud and who he would take to dinner and why the only option for him would be a cocktail on a beach.
If you would like to follow Ben on instagram @benrichweather and on X @ben_rich.
You can follow us on Instagram @fortheloveofweather and on X @4loveofweather.
We really hope you enjoy this episode of the podcast and leave loving the weather a little bit more.
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Meet Zoë Johnson, meteorologist, journalist and author. She released her first book this year as a co-author of the Weather Almanac 2025.
Zoë joined forces with Storm Dunlop who is an astronomy and meteorology author, to write this next almanac. This is a continuation of the series with the publishers Harper Collins.
In our chat with Zoë, she tells us she can’t remember a time when she didn’t love the weather. She talks us through the journey of becoming a meteorologist at Weather Quest to then becoming the BBC Look East COP26 Climate reporter and how this led on to her current career in journalism to then becoming an author.
Listen on if you want to learn more about the last frost fair in London, Joanne Simpson - the first woman to get a PhD in meteorology, which Dr. Who is Zoë’s favourite and what is the best colour banana to eat.
If you would like to contact Zoë you can find her on all socials on @zoejweather.
You can follow us on Instagram @fortheloveofweather and on X @4loveofweather.
We really hope you enjoy this episode of the podcast and leave loving the weather a little bit more.
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We both find weather satellites fascinating and so really enjoyed recording this episode of the podcast. We were incredibly lucky to be able to talk to Graeme Mason and Thorsten Fehr from the European Space Agency in this episode.
Graeme is the Meteorological Programmes Manager at the European Space Agency and is responsible for the implementation of a number of satellite missions including the Meteosat Third Generation and the Arctic Weather Satellite, which we speak to him about in this episode.
Thorsten is the Mission Scientist for the Earth Explorer Programme mission EarthCARE, which stands for Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer, and is the European Space Agency’s clouds and aerosol mission.
In this episode we learn all about the new Arctic Weather satellite, which is due to be launched in the middle of August 2024 and is actually going to be launched alongside 99 other satellites. We also learn about EarthCARE, which was launched at the end of May 2024.
In this episode we cover lots about satellites in general, including how they range in size from a fridge to the size of a bus; as well as how long it takes to develop these satellites before they even get launched.
If you have any questions about weather satellites after listening to this episode, then definitely reach out to Graeme and Thorsten on LinkedIn. You can also find out about these satellite missions as well as many more on the European Space Agency’s website https://www.esa.int/
You can follow us on Instagram @fortheloveofweather and on X @4loveofweather.
We really hope you enjoy this episode of the podcast and leave loving the weather a little bit more.
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At the start of July 2024 we took the podcast to the Royal Meteorological Society’s first ever weather and climate conference. Over the two days we were lucky to be able to speak to lots of amazing scientists and attend some brilliant talks. While there we also got a chance to talk to three brilliant scientists in a series of mini podcasts, which we have put together in this special episode.
Our first guest is Amanda Maycock, who is a professor of climate dynamics at the University of Leeds. We spoke to Amanda about how she got into academia, how she communicates complex subjects to her students as well as women in science.
Next, we spoke to Professor Myles Allen, who is the head of atmospheric, oceanic and planetary physics in the department of physics at the University of Oxford. As well as professor of geosystem science in the school of geography and the environment. We spoke to Myles about attribution studies, which are a way of looking at how climate change is impacting weather events.
Finally, we got the opportunity to speak to Professor Penny Endersby, who is the Chief Executive of the Met Office. In this conversation with Penny, we learnt about what the Met Office does as well as about AI and the potential ways it could be used in weather forecasting.
If you want to learn more about the conference, there is lots of content on our social platforms.
Instagram: @fortheloveofweather
X: @4loveofweather
You can also find out more on the Royal Meteorological Society’s website, where you can also learn more about what the society does.
https://www.rmets.org/
We really hope you enjoy this episode and leave loving the weather just a little bit more.
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Please welcome Dan Harris, Chartered Meteorologist and Deputy Chief Meteorologist at the UK Met Office.
In this episode we chat about sting jets. Dan’s description of sting jets will bring to life this powerful atmospheric wind in a way you may not have understood before.
The Great Storm of 1987 in the UK was the first time a sting jet was identified when a unique shape in the clouds was observed in satellite imagery at that time.
Although the storm was incredibly destructive there were some positives that followed in the years after the storm with advancements in forecasting science.
Were the same event to happen today, it would likely be forecast a few days in advance, leaving time to warn the public, and minimising potential damage.
You may also find it interesting to know that Dan is a rubix cube master and you can find him on YouTube solving a cube at remarkable speeds!
Dan runs his own weather website roostweather.com. He created the website so that he could
visualise data in a way that was helpful to him. It is now used by most members of the weather forecasting community.
Dan is fun, incredibly intelligent and knows a lot about a lot of things! We couldn’t keep up!
An absolute pleasure to chat to and we hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did.
You can find Dan on
X - @RoostWeather
Web - roostweather.com
And as always you can follow the podcast on
X - @4loveofweather and on Instagram -
@fortheloveofweather.
Thanks so much for listening and supporting the podcast, and we hope you leave this episode loving the weather just a little bit more.
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Meet Georgina and Rebecca, the Antarctic Fire Angels. In January 2024 they pioneered a new route across the Antarctic while skiing unsupported from Union Glacier to the South Pole. The journey took 52 days, 10 hours and 30 minutes.
Four years ago Georgina and Rebecca didn’t know each other but they were at the same National Fire Service Conference. That year Sophie Montagne gave the keynote speech. Sophie is the world record holder for Ice Maiden, the first female team to ski across the Antarctic.
A five minute conversation with Sophie after the speech was the beginning of what was to become an incredible friendship between Georgina and Rebecca that led on to them completing this epic 1230km journey across the coldest place on earth.
Hold your breath while you learn about the terrifying noise of ice crevasses, the silence that can exist in the Antarctic and what it is like to be engulfed in a white-out. What is it like to experience temperatures of minus 41 degrees? climb altitudes of over 4000 metres? And try to keep up with an 8000 calories a day schedule to stay alive.
They are now building the Fire Angel Foundation, which will see female fire cadets and girl guides embark on a three month program. This program will culminate in a mini expedition to Sweden where they will build self esteem, confidence and learn to support each other during times of adversity.
Not only are Georgina and Rebecca championing incredibly feats of human stamina and endurance but they are truly champions of change for women and girls, carving out a wide and deep path to facilitate that.
From start to finish this is an inspiring podcast. It is a story of the human spirit, mental strength and the strength of most importantly a story of friendship.
If you would like to learn more about The Antarctic Fire Angels you can find them here:
https://antarcticfireangels.co.uk/
X - @antarctic_fire
Instagram - antarcticfireangels
You can find their documentary on ITVX - 'Fire & Ice: The Antarctic Fire Angels' https://www.itv.com/walesprogrammes/articles/fire-and-ice-the-antarctic-fire-angels
Their next adventure is called ‘777’, seven marathons, 7 continents in 7 days. We can’t wait!!
And as always you can follow the podcast on ‘X’ we are @4loveofweather and on Instagram @fortheloveofweather.
Thanks so much for listening and supporting the podcast, and we hope you leave this episode loving the weather just a little bit more.
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Meet Space Weather expert Krista Hammond who has been forecasting with the Met Office for 16 years. Kirsta is an operational Space Weather Meteorologist as well as a senior Account Manager for Space Weather.
As we enter into a solar maximum, Space Weather activity has been hitting the headlines, not only because of the frequency of the spectacular display of the aurora borealis but because there has been a forecast for one of the largest geomagnetic storms to have hit the earth for 20 year. This level of storm is powerful enough to knock out power grids, networks, navigation and more.
The scale of space weather is simple mind blowing. Krista talks about the difference between solar flare, solar radiation storms and coronal mass ejections (CME’s). She explains the remarkable speed that each can travel at and how much warning we might potentially have before they hit the Earth. A CME is in a whole league to its own and can affect not just a local region but an entire hemisphere.
Krista tells us that unlike modern forecasting for the weather on Earth, there is very limited ways to understand what’s happening in the sun. The main way to do this is to use satellites which look at the sun in different wavelengths and well as looking at the sun’s magnetic fields.
We learn why we need to know what a ‘Lagrange points’ is and why a European Space Agency mission called VIGIL could revolutionise space weather forecasting.
Listen on to find out why Krista loves summer, Noctilucent clouds and why even though she is a space weather forecaster she has never seen the Northern Lights!
If you would like to contact Krista she is on LinkedIn - Krista Hammond - Space Weather.
You can follow the podcast on ‘X’ we are @4loveofweather and on Instagram @fortheloveofweather.
Thanks so much for listening and supporting the podcast, and we hope you leave this episode loving the weather just a little bit more.
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Sarah is the owner of an instagram account called @elecrify_this. She started the account one 40 degree day in Sydney in December 2023. Then on Christmas Day, she accidentally posted a reel that went viral, gaining her tens of thousands of followers.
She has a down to earth approach on how to decarbonise and electrify your house. Her instagram account has only been running a short time but it is already jam packed with practical videos on how to make your home more efficient. If kilowatt hours are your language, she has reduced hers to 12 a day during winter.
She ‘broke the internet’ with a video showing what an Australian ‘weather strip’ is - the post got over a million views. She is a keen observer of how politics in Australia are changing as they aim for 80% renewables by 2030.
If you are wondering why Sarah is so easy to listen to, she is a voice over artist and actor of 20 years, starring in the movie ‘Happy Feet 2,’ the launch promo for ‘I’m a celebrity get me out of here’ in the UK, and she’s even shared a microphone with Robin Williams. If you are from Australia you may know her voice from Channel 7.
Listen to the whole podcast to find out why Sarah would like to have dinner with the early 20th Century actress Mae West, why she doesn’t like the beach, and why potatoes are pretty cool, as well as what her super power would be.
You can find Sarah on instagram @electrify_this and https://www.sarahaubrey.com/about
Thanks so much for listening and supporting the podcast, and we hope you leave this episode loving the weather just a little bit more.
If you would like to follow our podcast on ‘X’ we are @4loveofweather and on Instagram @fortheloveofweather.
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WOW is all we can say. What an incredible guest! Meet Kirsten Neuschäfer who won the Golden Globe Race in 2022. The Golden Globe Race is a solo around the world sailing race and it took Kirsten 233 days to complete it.
Not only is she the only female to win the race, she is also the first South African to win the GGR. As well as that, during the race she rescued fellow competitor Tapio Lehtinen whose boat sank in the Indian Ocean.
Kirsten has a wonderful and simple philosophy for life. When someone says ‘it can’t be done’ she replies ‘have you tried it?. No? Well then, let’s try’. When she was just 22, Kirsten cycled home from Europe. A short hop of just 15,000km to South Africa to explore the Continent she is most passionate about, Africa. She started that journey with the words ‘let’s try’.
Her love of boats goes back to childhood. She grew up inland but went to the coast on holidays and just felt at home. She spent time in a dinghy with her friends at the Hartbeespoort Dam and thought ‘I think I would like to take to the Seas some day.’
Kirsten has been professionally sailing since 2006. She has specialised in high latitude sailing, taking film crews to places like South Georgia, the Falklands, Patagonia and the Antarctic peninsula.
Kirsten was inspired as a young person by one of her older brother’s best friends who was a ‘can do everything person’. Nothing was impossible for him and this left a big impression on Kirsten. He would always just find a way.
Through the podcast we delve into Kirsten’s 233 days at sea with her boat ‘Minnehaha’. We talk about life leading up to the point, all that she learned and her seeming never ending knowledge of weather and climate, which makes us smile to hear her say ‘I am not expert’. We disagree!
She says winning the race was incredible, and when people ask her how it feels to be a woman who won the race she says she only really thinks that she was a person who worked incredibly hard to win the race and prepare her boat and that for her is the most important part.
Kirsten says that being seen as a role model has taken time to sink in and wishes that there were more females in the sport as well as the industry. She says there is no difference between male and female and it’s a traditional construct we need to get past.
Listen on to learn about electrophysics, wildlife encounters, why she would like to be able to breath under water and how one day she might just write a book so she doesn’t forget what happened as perhaps another adventure is looming. We cannot wait to see what she does.
As a parting thought Kirsten reminds us that everything starts with one step and you will eventually take enough steps to have completed the journey. She is humble, funny and has an incredible philosophy in life and we hope that you hear the love and brilliance that she shares with us and as always we hope you leave the podcast loving the weather and climate just that little bit more.
You can follow Kirsten here:
Website: https://kirstenggr.com/
Instagram: @kirstenggr
LinkedIn: https://za.linkedin.com/in/kirsten-neusch%C3%A4fer-275822197
As well as here https://goldengloberace.com/skippers/kirsten-neuschafer/
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We are delighted to introduce Kathy Morrisey, planning and insights director at Stansted Airport.
Kathy’s inspiration in life is her father who didn’t think there was a barrier to what girls could do. He believed in the power of learning and Kathy said he knew his daughters could conquer the world.
She said that her father gave her the gift of blind expectation, that you could do anything that boys could do. As it happens Kathy absolutely loved maths and went on to be an engineer. She offers some great advice to always be curious.
We spoke to Kathy a lot about STEM and her roles in historically male dominated work forces. She recalls times when she took a male team member to a meeting and if she asked a question the response would be offered to her male colleague, while she was ignored.
She says it can still happen now and to combat this she is a lead in raising awareness of microaggressions. Kathy makes a very valid point that it is the job of both male and females to champion women in the workplace. All the evidence shows that having a diverse team leads to better decision making and better outcomes.
Kathy has climbed Kilimanjaro, worked on oil rigs and has some interesting insight into women’s workwear. She says her dream dinner guest would be the Pankhurts as well as Billie Jean King. We all reflect on how women’s achievements in the past have not been recognised, citing Marie Curie as an example.
We hope you enjoyed this episode as much as we did. You can follow Kathy on LIinkedIn https://uk.linkedin.com/in/kathy-morrissey-meng-mba-4718307.
If you would like to follow our podcast on Twitter we are @4loveofweather or Instagram @Fortheloveofweather.
Thanks so much for listening and supporting the podcast and we hope you leave this episode loving the weather that little bit more.
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In December 2023 social platforms lit up with images of nacreous clouds. One evening in December 2023 these clouds, also known as mother of pearl clouds, were visible across the UK and Northern Europe. In this episode we welcome back stratospheric expert Dr Simon Lee to find out why these clouds were seen so far south and piece together the relationship between the displacement of the polar vortex while also learning there is a dark side to nacreous clouds.
Dr. Lee talks about how sudden stratospheric warming was first observed in the 1950’s by scientists in Berlin. The scientists at the time referred to this as ‘explosive warming of the winter time stratosphere’. Although 70 years has passed there is still so much to learn about the interaction of the stratosphere and the troposphere.
Simon delves into larger scale teleconnection patterns and explains why these types of clouds are more common in the Antarctic and what connection, if at all, El Nino may have on the stratosphere.
Listen on if you want to learn about chlorine monoxide, ozone loss, the Aleutian Low and why cold air is increasingly hard to find.
We last met Dr Simon Lee in November 2022 when we learned about all things polar vortex and the impact of sudden stratospheric warmings on the UK. You can find that episode on our website: https://www.fortheloveofweather.com/podcast/s05-e01-the-beast-from-the-east-and-the-polar-vortex-meet-dr-simon-lee
Simon is currently a Postdoctoral Research Scientist in the Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics (APAM) at Columbia University in the City of New York, where he works on stratosphere-troposphere coupling, large-scale climate dynamics and variability, and subseasonal-to-seasonal predictability and its applications. He is also Co-Editor-in-Chief of the RMetS Weather journal.
Simon will soon move to the University of St Andrews in Scotland where he will take up a new post as a lecturer.
Soon to move to University of St Andrews as a lecturer You can find Dr. Simon Lee on X @SimonLeeWx and we highly recommend you follow him. He is also on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonleewx.
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We took the podcast to the Blue Earth Summit 2023 in Bristol. Please check out our instagram feed @fortheloveofweather to get a flavour of what we got up to. We captured and shared as many speakers and guests as we could! We were absolutely blown away by the amazing talks and conversations we had and most importantly people’s willingness to give us their time to talk about what they were passionate about.
The Blue Earth Summit is held over 3 days where Bristol plays host to 5,000+ decision makers, industry pioneers, provocative thought-leaders, sustainability trailblazers, insightful solutionists and boundary-pushing start ups. It’s the place to explore, meet, learn, collaborate and take action.
FYI The Blue Earth Summit was incredibly busy! There is back ground noise but hopefully you will take away something from the mini podcasts we managed to record.
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Our first guest.
Meet Emma Askew @Emmaaskewuk, founder of @Earthminutesuk . Their mission is to drive the future of environmental learning and thinking, making it accessible to everyone but also sharing it in a way that is sustainable.
Emma was quite simply so inspiring to talk to. She is from the soil science sector which she said was a really important inflection point for her. This is where she realised there was a huge gap between the science she was working in and the communications of the science.
Emma speaks so passionately about encouraging young people into leadership early and building a connection with the environment from a young age.
She says she has hope for the future and community is where hope grows through community action.
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Our second guest.
Michael Cunningham is the founder of the 9trees Community Interest Company, founded in 2018.
Michael was originally involved in conservation and observed that while he was completing a lot of work, woodlands were changing rapidly and not all conservation work was having positive impact.
Michael decided he wanted to do something about this. He worked out that each individual in the UK roughly emits 9 tonnes of carbon into the atmosphere annually. Each tree (based on a hectare of woodland) sequesters 1 tonne of carbon over the lifecycle of any one tree and so 9trees was born.
Individuals or businesses can sponsor trees to create woodlands or nature reserves that you can visit today and watch flourish over time. Michael describes this as watching hope grow.
So far the company has planted 15,000 trees but they plan to plant 10,000 trees every year over the next few years and in every county in the UK with Northern Ireland being the next country to plant in.
You can find Michael’s company at https://www.9trees.org and on instagram @9treesuk
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Our final guest
Meet Sandra - chair of the West Bristol climate action group.
Sandra talks about how small local changes are very important nationally. She wants to create wildlife corridors locally and between other towns.
Sandra’s message is that decarbonising in small ways adds up to large changes.
You can find Sandra at http://www.westbristolclimateaction.org
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David Cran has worked in aviation for the last 34 years in a range of roles including air traffic control, airfield operations, airport manager and meteorological observer. He really is an expert in his field.
He has worked at both big and small airfields, which have handled a range of air traffic from hot air balloons, to big aircrafts such as the A380 and even Airforce One. David is currently the Group Compliance and Assurance Lead for Manchester Airport Group, which covers Manchester, East Midlands and Stansted airports.
In this episode we chat to David about the role weather has on airport operations and how the weather forecasts are put together. We touch on everything from fog to of course the impact snow can have and why it is a lot easier to land a plane on the snow in Antarctica rather than when we have some wet snow here in the UK.
We also discuss the role the changing climate is having on airport operations, and how airports are being asked to look at their resilience to extreme weather events such as high temperatures, intense rainfall and strong winds. As well as this we discuss the importance of taking into account the environmental impacts of the chemicals used when it comes to deicing the plane, both ensuring 100% safety, but also keeping an eye on the impact on the environment.
Thanks so much for listening and supporting the podcast and we hope you leave this episode loving the weather just a little bit more.
If you would like to follow our podcast on ‘X’ we are @4loveofweather and on Instagram @fortheloveofweather.
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Meet Dr. Lindsay Biermann. Lindsay grew up in a landlocked state so laughs about the fact that she is now an expert in marine aquaculture and waterfowl in the UK.
Lindsay says her first memory of being interested in nature was in the sixth grade when she declared to her Mum that she was going to be a zoologist. Roll on some years later and she is now an expert in how climate change is impacting migratory birds in the UK.
We learn about ‘short stopping’ and how some species of birds, for example from northern parts of Russia, migrate to the UK in the winter as this is a warmer climate during those months.
The impact of climate change on migratory birds and the knock on effect on local wildlife can be complex to piece together. Lindsay explains that there is evidence that non specialist birds are remarkable adaptable and suprisingly resilient.
There is quite a philosophical end to the podcast with plenty of food for thought about what you can do and perhaps most importantly there is an offer hope for the future in our changing climate.
Make sure to listen to the end to find out why Dr Lindsay wants to meet Gandolf and what a wigeon call is!
You can find Lindsay on instagram @lindsa_monster and on ‘X’ @LindSea7.
If you would like to follow our podcast on ‘X’ we are @4loveofweather and on Instagram @fortheloveofweather.
Thanks so much for listening and supporting the podcast and we hope you leave this episode loving the weather just a little bit more.
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Winter sea ice in the Antarctic is at a historic low. Imagine an area equivalent to the tenth largest country in the world; that is precisely what’s missing.We revisit Dr Ella Gilbert aka Dr Gilbz to try to comprehend how much ice is missing and just why it’s still making headlines. Dr Ella discuses the unimaginable impact of this extraordinary loss of sea ice, not only in Antarctica, but around the world. As Dr Gilbz always says: what happens in Antarctica doesn’t just stay in Antarctica. It is the world’s refrigerator. While we know of extreme examples of climate around the world it was still so incredible to hear that Ella’s recent research shows that in extreme precipitation events some rainfall is being reported in parts of Antarctica and the need for rainfall sensors. One of Dr Ella’s talents is breaking down climate science into easy to digest fragments and we were very grateful to her for making it so accessible to us.This is the second time Dr Ella has chatted to us on the podcast – you should definitely go and check out her previous episode. Dr Ella Gilbert is a climate scientist and presenter with a PhD in Antarctic climate change and was recently awarded the Royal Meteorological Society’s Emerging Communicator Award for her significant contributions to communicating climate science to broad audiences.If you want to learn more about Ella’s work then you can head to her website https://www.ellagilbert.co.uk/ You can also find Ella on social media at the handle @Dr_Gilbz and you should definitely check out Ella’s YouTube channel where she posts lots of great explainer videos. If you would like to follow our podcast on Twitter we are @4loveofweather on Instagram @fortheloveofweather. Thanks so much for listening and supporting the podcast and we hope you leave this episode loving the weather just a little bit more.
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Juliet Kinsman is the owner of ‘Bouteco’, a purpose-led non-profit communications consultancy for trusted sustainable luxury travel content and storytelling free of greenwash. Juliet is also a journalist, author, sustainability editor as well as being a Mum. Her solid ethics and life experience oozes through this podcast and we can honestly say we didn’t want this conversation to end. Juliet Kinsman is an inspiring passionate person who explains to us what it really means to be a sustainable traveller. Whether you are a luxury traveller or someone who loves to travel on a budget, this episode will completely open your eyes as to how you can bring a positive impact to local communities. Juliets career shifted focus when she learned about Fogo Island Inn, set off the rugged coastline of Newfoundland. This is one of the most remote locations in Canada, historically having high levels of emigration. Fogo Island Inn was created by Canadian business women Zeta Cobb and is not only an example sustainable building but an example of investing in the local community. This is when Juliet really started to focus on the positive socio-economic aspect of travel and why it is so important to keep people where they want to be. Juliet talks a lot about regenerative travel - and she says that’s how travel should be. Any hotel that is inter connected with its community and the local environment - then ‘that’s helpful’. If a business is investing in local people then that is one of the greatest things that you can do for a community in terms of uplift. The importance of the authenticity of your visit will keep local culture alive and andleave money in the local economy. She emphasises how important it is to support people and cultures to exist in a natural state, living in harmony with the environment and their natural environments. She describes so eloquently how we need to take a holistic approach to the socio-economic impacts of our travel decisions and why we must absolutely think about more than ‘carbon footprint’. Juliet goes on to share her genuine sense of need to help and to support women and children who are and will suffer the most as a consequence of a changing climate. Supporting female owned businesses is really important. Any way to empower women in vulnerable destinations makes a big difference.She discusses her thoughts on how people go on holiday but don’t take their values with them, whether using more plastic, water or knowingly staying somewhere that workers are not being looked after. She talks about how hotels can easily ‘greenwash’ - overstating the good they do and as a traveller we have a responsibility to ask more questions. If a hotel says it is offsetting its carbon footprint, ask ‘how is this hotel measuring carbon footprint?’Juliets sums the podcast up by telling us we only need to ask ourselves one question when travelling; is this helpful?’. She says we should approach all travel this way and encourages everyone to always ask questions. If you get an answer you don’t like or you don’t get an answer then your decision is simple - don’t stay there.If you would like to know more about Julie you can find her across all platforms on @julietkinsman. You can find her consultancy firm at Bouteco.co. Juliet also runs a podcast called ‘Funny Old World’, a podcast about all things eco. If you would like to follow our podcast on Twitter we are @4loveofweather or Instagram @Fortheloveofweather.Thanks so much for listening and supporting the podcast and we hope you leave this episode loving the weather that little bit more.
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Meet Thomas Aubry, lecturer at the University of Exeter and expert in physical volcanology and climate sciences.
Thomas talks about the complex relationship between volcanoes and climate change. We were astounded to find out that a changing climate may in fact cause more frequent eruptions due to the potential change in pressure on the magma chamber from any number of processes such as heavy rain or melting glaciers.
We learn about the scale of the impact of some of the more recent eruptions such as the eruption of Mount Pinatubo in 1991 and the difficulty of detecting the footprint of some of the smaller and more frequent eruptions and their cumulative effects on the climate.
Thomas shines a light on the work he does using computer code to model the aftermath of a volcanic explosion and its impact on the climate.We pose the question to Thomas whether it is too simple to say that a volcanic eruption might help the climate. His answer is fascinating and we recommend listening through to find out.Thomas also tells about what he hopes to achieve in his future research.
You can find Thomas on Twitter @ThomasJAubry and at https://sites.google.com/view/thomasjaubry/home?pli=1
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In this episode we meet author Author Caryl Hart and illustrator Bethan Woollvin. They were brought together through their publisher Bloomsbury books who spotted a small gif of a planet that Bethan created. They asked Caryl if she would be interested in working with Bethan, writing a children’s rhyming books. It was an instant success and they have now created three books together: ‘Meet the Weather’, ‘Meet the planets’ and ‘Meet the Oceans’. Carly tells us about her journey of becoming a published author and the challenge of breaking down big topics for children. She wants children to feel a connection to what they are reading. She says giving a personality to topics is a fantastic and unique way to do this and says it makes topics accessible and easy to explain. Bethan talks about the joys of personifying oceans, planets and the weather in this book series. When she is not busy working with Carly she thrives on the challenge of illustrating a concept that is not easy to explain but also loves the simplicity of just ‘loving a good story’; her passion for what she does shines so clearly through. Breathing under water, jumping through portals and swapping apples for apple juice are just a little sample of some of the happy topics that Carly and Bethan delightfully chat about. They also leave us with some beautiful advice about getting your children to read to you and reminding us about the joy that picture books can bring to anyone of any age. We hope you enjoyed this episode as much as we did. You can Carly and all her work at carylhart.com and you can find Bethan at bethanwoollvin.com. If you would like to follow our podcast on Twitter @4loveofweather or Instagram @Fortheloveofweather.Thanks so much for listening and supporting the podcast and we hope you leave this episode loving the weather that little bit more.
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Fun fact: Alina went to college with Victoria Beckham and lived with her for a year when she was 16.
And if that didn’t grab your attention Alina was an actress and dancer. She went on to become an award-winning presenter and broadcaster working extensively across radio and television for over twenty years. You may have seen Alina on Countryfile, the Six and Ten O’clock News, as well as Radio 4.
Alina currently works for a company called BodyTalk as a presentation and communication skills coach. She offers a brilliant insight into the power of combining communications with a subject you love. She discuss techniques in presence, storytelling, presenting to camera and how to maintain your performance.
If you want to know what philately is and why she reminds us of a papaya, have a listen to this brilliant chat about weather and communications.
You can find Alina Jenkins on LlinkedIn and Twitter and instagram @alinagjenkins. You can find BodyTalk athttps://ukbodytalk.com/ .
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