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Climate Quickie: What is space trash?

Climate Quickie: What is space trash?

FromClimate Curious


Climate Quickie: What is space trash?

FromClimate Curious

ratings:
Length:
8 minutes
Released:
Mar 10, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Space trash could impact our ability to gather climate data, says former NASA astronaut, Kathy Sullivan, on TEDxLondon’s Climate Curious. As fellow crew members on the spaceship that is planet Earth, tune in to learn about intergalactic waste, why space-based observations are crucial for climate action, and if Kesller syndrome could affect earth’s orbit. Resources: Listen to Kathy Sullivan Explores podcast episode, ‘You call yourself an astronaut?’Read up on space debris from NASA.And from the European Space Agency.Listen to other Climate Curious episodes on satellites, data and climate action:Lekha Sridhar, How satellites and AI can help keep 1.5 alive Rob Schuwerk, How a database is speeding up fossil fuel’s extinction Justin Locke, How storm-proof solar farms can help hurricane alleyFollow Climate Curious:Newsletter InstagramTwitter LinkedIn FacebookSuggest a topic you’d like Climate Curious to cover.
Released:
Mar 10, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Are you Climate Curious? If you care about the world, but find the current conversation about climate change confusing, scary or boring – then this might be the podcast for you. Join TEDxLondon and co-hosts Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst as we lift the lid on the climate emergency by speaking to the world’s leading and most relatable climate pioneers. Find out why cities are key to the climate fight, why we need to tackle systemic problems (and not just plastic straws), and why we’re all a bit crap at sustainability.