When does weather change become climate change? - BBC World Service |
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Record-breaking heatwaves swept across the Earthβs northern hemisphere this summer, while Australia experienced flooding and East Africa is enduring its worst drought in decades. Listener Geoff in Australia wants to know: Is climate change really responsible, or could it just be weather?
Click here to subscribe to our channel ππ½ https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Presenter Marnie Chesterton goes to Kenya, where the traditional Maasai way of life is at risk following a series of failed rainy seasons. She meets members of the Maasai community who have herded cattle for generations, who tell her how the unprecedented lack of rain is making it difficult to feed the animals, and themselves. She speaks to meteorologists and climate scientists to unpick the differences between weather and climate, discovering that not only is climate change affecting local weather systems, but itβs also affecting our ability to forecast it. Sheβll also be learning about the IPCC report, and how there is no longer any doubt that climate change is a real and present threat to life on earth. See photos of how climate change has affected Maasai women and their community in Amboseli: https://photos.lensational.org/gallery-collection/Living-Climate-Change-Climate-Change-and-Resilience-as-told-by-Indigenous-Maasai-women/C0000F3D2f.cREuY Check out more videos on climate change and the environment here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4d72euQxwz0sEEIIu0VEexV You can also find episodes of CrowdScience here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4cT4qluPKNtMmBAPPrpoxvT ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram ππ½ https://www.instagram.com/bbcworldservice Twitter ππ½ https://twitter.com/bbcworldservice Facebook ππ½ https://facebook.com/bbcworldservice BBC World Service website ππ½ https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService |