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S3E17 - A Climate Modeller's Truth on the Controversial Project of Iceberg Harvesting
S3E17 - A Climate Modeller's Truth on the Controversial Project of Iceberg Harvesting
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Length:
53 minutes
Released:
Sep 29, 2021
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Podcast episode
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with ?️ Alan Condron, Scientific Researcher and Climate Modeller at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
? Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is the world's leading, independent non-profit organization dedicated to ocean research, exploration, and education.
What we covered:
? How Iceberg drift in oceans can be modeled and what can be learned from it
? How large an Iceberg shall be upon arrival in Cape Town, to cover 20% of the city's water needs
? How that Iceberg would behave all along a towing route that would lead it from Antarctica to South Africa
? How challenging it would be, to harvest the Iceberg's water upon arrival
? The ecological impacts of an Iceberg tow
? The bigger picture around Day Zero and Water Scarcity in arid places in the world, like Cape Town
? How the ecological impacts of a one-time tow are probably negligible while the consequences of a repeated commercial-scale activity would have to be studied
? How a successful proof of concept would enable verifying theory and possibly build the suited infrastructure to extract the best out of the Iceberg.
? How an Iceberg tow to Dubai is a different game than a southern hemisphere destination
? The financial equation of an Iceberg towing project, the scientific approach that would enable us to learn from the first tow, Nick Sloane's project... and much more!
? ... and of course, we concluded with the ????? ???? ????????? ?
➡️ Get the Full Story (including an infographic and full transcript) here: https://dww.show/a-climate-modellers-truth-on-the-controversial-project-of-iceberg-harvesting/
? Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is the world's leading, independent non-profit organization dedicated to ocean research, exploration, and education.
What we covered:
? How Iceberg drift in oceans can be modeled and what can be learned from it
? How large an Iceberg shall be upon arrival in Cape Town, to cover 20% of the city's water needs
? How that Iceberg would behave all along a towing route that would lead it from Antarctica to South Africa
? How challenging it would be, to harvest the Iceberg's water upon arrival
? The ecological impacts of an Iceberg tow
? The bigger picture around Day Zero and Water Scarcity in arid places in the world, like Cape Town
? How the ecological impacts of a one-time tow are probably negligible while the consequences of a repeated commercial-scale activity would have to be studied
? How a successful proof of concept would enable verifying theory and possibly build the suited infrastructure to extract the best out of the Iceberg.
? How an Iceberg tow to Dubai is a different game than a southern hemisphere destination
? The financial equation of an Iceberg towing project, the scientific approach that would enable us to learn from the first tow, Nick Sloane's project... and much more!
? ... and of course, we concluded with the ????? ???? ????????? ?
➡️ Get the Full Story (including an infographic and full transcript) here: https://dww.show/a-climate-modellers-truth-on-the-controversial-project-of-iceberg-harvesting/
Released:
Sep 29, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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