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Podcast: Climate Conversations
Episode: Climate News: Christmas Day morphs into Boxing Day; Hottest year yet!; How heat impacts human body; Mega-battery being built at old coal plant site
Description: With a month to spare, Copernicus called it; "Scientists have confirmed 2023 is the hottest year on record, with a month to spare";
"World-first assessment of carbon footprint of irrigation farm dams";
"The Diesel Transition: Petroleum diesel alternatives for the Australian agriculture, fisheries and forestry sector";
"O Christmas tree: After the holidays, trees help restore wetlands in New Orlean";
"Itβs getting easier to rent an EV on your next vacation";
"The 'world's lightest' new e-scooter that can fold down to the size of a sheet of paper";
"Fl...