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Podcast: Climate Conversations
Episode: Climate News: The Australian of the Year, Katherine Bennell-Pegg, reminds us how all life on Earth depends upon the planent's thin blue envelope
Description: Australian astronaut, Katherine Bennell-Pegg (pictured), is the 2026 Australian of the Year and reminds us that all life on Earth depends on a thin blue envelope surrounding the planet."Victoria to reach 49 degrees as communities brace for week-long heatwave";"For the first time, renewable energy is supplying most of our power";"This Is Why Our Rivers Are Turning Into Sewers";"Corporate Polluters Running Rampant Under Trump as EPA Enforcement ‘Dying a Quick Death’";"Bushfire smoke triggers health alert, heat records could tumble as Mallee braces for 49-degree blast".