Do People Have to be Sick for Our Planet to be Healthy?
Warming Signs
English - April 07, 2020 04:30 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MB - ★★★★ - 127 ratingsNatural Sciences Science Nature climate change environmental policy impacts ecological oceans global warming weather legislation drought hurricanes Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Most of the world is being asked to stay at home to help flatten the curve of COVID-19 infections. And as we’re driven out of public spaces and into isolation, our effect on the environment is being reversed. Areas under stay-at-home orders are enjoying some of the cleanest air in decades. But what will happen to our planet when life returns to normal? Join me for a conversation with Dr. Jacqueline Klopp, and hear her take on whether these recent environmental gains can become permanent.