Episodes

  • Northern hemisphere hit hard by snow, blizzards

    Northern hemisphere hit hard by snow, blizzards
    Jan 6 2025
    A massive snowstorm is disrupting the U-S and Europe, with record snowfall, power outages, and widespread travel chaos. Nearly 70 million Americans face blizzard warnings, icy roads, and over 1,400 flight cancellations. In Europe, heavy snow and freezing rain hit the U-K, Ireland, and Germany, causing airport disruptions, power cuts, and flooding risks.
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    5 mins
  • Should we be drinking purified sewage?

    Should we be drinking purified sewage?
    Jan 4 2025
    For more than 50 years, cities around the world have been safely drinking recycled wastewater, from Los Angeles to Barcelona and Cape Town. Yet few Australian cities have taken that plunge. But with climate change and population surges putting water supplies under pressure, experts say it could be a future solution.
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    5 mins
  • Change Agents Revisited: Greg Mullins

    Change Agents Revisited: Greg Mullins
    Jan 2 2025
    The award winning SBS podcast series Change Agents has met some remarkable Australians over the last four years - individuals who are changing the society in which we all live. In this episode from 2022, series producer Peggy Giakoumelos introduces us to Greg Mullins, a high profile, former fire chief who is using his experience on the front line to advocate for more action on climate change
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    13 mins
  • Fiji villagers on the front line of climate change

    Fiji villagers on the front line of climate change
    Dec 28 2024
    Climate change is forcing an increasing number of people to move from their homes, due to severe weather events and worsening environmental conditions. Some estimates forecast more than 1 billion people could be displaced globally by 2050. The Pacific Islands are among the world's most vulnerable, where relocation is the only option for some communities.
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    4 mins
  • 2024 Year in Review: Climate whiplash amid more weather extremes

    2024 Year in Review: Climate whiplash amid more weather extremes
    Dec 23 2024
    Climate whiplash is the term being used to describe the increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events that have swept the globe in 2024. Scientists say global average temperatures across the year are on track to temporarily surpass 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, with human-caused climate change the key driver.
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    11 mins
  • Up up and away: carbon emissions in tourism industry on the rise

    Up up and away: carbon emissions in tourism industry on the rise
    Dec 15 2024
    With the holiday season fast, approaching many people will be preparing to pack up and head out on holidays. But researchers are calling on people to consider the sustainability of their trips with carbon emissions from the tourism industry on the increase. A study published in Nature Communications indicates that greenhouse gas emissions from tourism are growing more than two times faster than those from the rest of the global economy.
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    7 mins
  • Up, up, and away: carbon emissions in the tourism industry on the rise

    Up, up, and away: carbon emissions in the tourism industry on the rise
    Dec 14 2024
    With the holiday season fast approaching, many people will be preparing to pack up and head out on holidays. But researchers are calling on people to consider the sustainability of their trips with carbon emissions from the tourism industry on the increase.
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    6 mins
  • 1. Burnt: No Ordinary Fire

    1. Burnt: No Ordinary Fire
    Dec 12 2024
    Five years on from the Black Summer bushfires, many people are still dealing with the loss and grief of what happened, and how they were left to pick up the pieces. This series focuses on one devastating summer, two communities, and the collective grief and determination they needed to get back up on their feet after disaster. This is Burnt, an SBS Podcast. In episode one, Sydney Lang revisits the people of Cobargo and Mallacoota to hear how they remember what happened that summer.
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    28 mins