Friday, December 5th, 2008

Climate Update

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New rifts on the Wilkins Ice Shelf that developed from 10 August to 26 November 2008. A. Humbert, Münster University, Germany (based on ESA Envisat images)

In this segment, we'll get the latest on climate news around the world -- from new rifts in Antarctic ice, to the new round of international climate talks now underway in Poland. Will the US be part of the global warming solution -- and will the coming change in administration in Washington signal a change in US climate policy? Plus, how lakes and rivers under the glaciers might shift the Antarctic ice sheets, and investigating puzzling gases in the icy Arctic tundra. Could freezing tundra actually release methane?

Guests

Elliot Diringer
Director of International Strategies
Pew Center on Global Climate Change
Arlington, Virginia

Robin Bell
Director, ADVANCE Program at the Earth Institute
PGI Senior Research Scientist
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
Palisades, New York

Torbin Christensen
Professor, GeoBiosphere Science Centre
Lund University
Lund, Sweden

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Segment produced by:Christopher Intagliata

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