Signal to Noise: Messages from the Arctic (and Australia)

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Episode 5 - Lessons from the global Covid-19 response

2020-06-2236:03

It has been a while since our last podcast episode and the world has certainly been going through a lot of changes. Signal to Noise student team member, Ben Harden, has produced this latest episode as part of an Advanced Project course at Griffith University.The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted our way of life, with immense impacts seen across the world. This has prompted a global response unlike anything we've seen before. Society has witnessed a transformational change that didn't appear possible just months ago. As the world recovers from Covid-19, we must not let short-term solutions prevent us from addressing longer-term risks such as climate change.In this podcast episode, Ben talks about Australia’s response to the climate crisis and how the government has reacted to the global pandemic and whether we could seize this fresh opportunity to focus on re-building our society and economy to help us in mitigating the effects of climate change.FEATUREDFormer Greens Senator Andrew Bartlett Associate Professor at Griffith University, Dr. Kerrie-Foxwell Norton Arctic Guide and photojournalist, John Rodsted.Photo Credit: Earle BridgerMusic Credits: "Gus Trickle" by Hampus Naeselius and "Wonder Happens", "Two Boys and a Girl" and "Pives and Flarinet" by Poddington Bear, all accessed via the Creative Commons

Episode 4 - Everything's changed!

2020-03-1714:06

The trip is cancelled but the show must go on!Photo Credit: Isabella Porras (Climate protest 10 Jan 2020) Music Credits: "Gus Trickle" by Hampus Naeselius and "Wonder Happens", "Two Boys and a Girl" and "Pives and Flarinet" by Poddington Bear, all accessed via the Creative Commons

Episode 3 - Offsetting our carbon footprint

2020-03-0514:16

The Signal to Noise team acknowledge the environmental impact of our travel to Svalbard, Norway - even if we are making the trip to raise awareness of climate change in the Arctic.In response, we are taking part in tree-planting and other conservation activities in an attempt to give back to the environment. Here's what we've been up to lately.Photo Credits: Isabella Porras and Earle BridgerMusic Credits: "Gus Trickle" by Hampus Naeselius and "Wonder Happens", "Two Boys and a Girl" and "Pives and Flarinet" by Poddington Bear, all accessed via the Creative Commons

Episode 2 - Meet the Guides

2020-03-0323:27

Mid 2020, ten of Griffith University’s brightest and passionate students will bear witness to climate change impacts in the Arctic, documenting how melting polar ice caps lead to cataclysmic effects around the world. In this episode we hear from Nobel co-Laureates and expert arctic guides, Adjunct Professor John Rodsted and Mette Eliseussen, who will be leading our study tour.If these two inspirational characters don't make you sit up and take notice of the current climate emergency in the Arctic, then we don't know what could!Photo Credits: Ben Harden and Earle BridgerMusic Credits: "Gus Trickle" by Hampus Naeselius and "Wonder Happens", "Elephants on Parade" and "Pives and Flarinet" by Poddington Bear, both accessed via the Creative Commons

Episode 1 - Meet the Team

2020-02-1211:21

Mid 2020, ten of Griffith University’s brightest and passionate students will bear witness to climate change impacts in the Arctic, documenting how melting polar ice caps lead to cataclysmic effects around the world. Travelling with Nobel co-Laureates and expert arctic guides, Adjunct Professor John Rodsted and Mette Eliseussen, 10 passionate students will fund their own travel to Svalbard, Norway to embark on a 12 day sail through the Earth’s northern seas. Two lecturers from communication/journalism and photojournalism will represent the university and round out the teaching team.In our first episode, we introduce the student team and hear about their aspirations for the expedition.Photo Credit: Earle BridgerMusic Credit: "Gus Trickle" by Hampus Naeselius and "Wonder Happens" by Poddington Bear, both accessed via the Creative Commons

Signal to Noise Teaser

2020-02-1101:24

While Australia is experiencing unprecedented and devastating fires and drought as an immediate result of climate change, the melting of the polar caps has had a slow and continuous effect on the weather patterns of the world. The Arctic is warming at double the pace of anywhere else on Earth and, for this reason, is a leading indicator of global warming, from melting glaciers and permafrost thaw, to starving polar bears and growing homelessness in local communities. Its remoteness can cause us to overlook its critical relationship to the global environment.Mid 2020, ten of Griffith University’s brightest and passionate students will bear witness to climate change impacts in the Arctic, documenting how melting polar ice caps lead to cataclysmic effects around the world.Travelling with Nobel co-Laureates and expert arctic guides, Adjunct Professor John Rodsted and Mette Eliseussen, 10 students will fund their own travel to Svalbard, Norway to embark on a 12 day sail (June 26 - July 7, 2020) through the Earth’s northern seas. Two lecturers from communication/journalism and photojournalism will represent the university and round out the teaching team.The focus is not an investigation of the sciences of climate change, but rather how we can most effectively communicate its impacts. We consider the Arctic the climate change signal that is drowned out by the noise of competing politics, industry, and misinformation.This trip highlights the connectedness of climate change around the globe. And this podcast will document our journey.Check us out on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter

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Signal to Noise: Messages from the Arctic (and Australia)