Episode Archive
36 episodes of On Air with Zephyr since the first episode, which aired on May 5th, 2023.
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Episode 4: London's Killer Smog 70 years on - what have we learnt?
August 1st, 2023 | 54 mins 25 secs
December 2022 marked 70 years since the Great Smog of London which claimed 12,000 lives. This event lead to a significant change in air quality management and control and the emergence of the Clean Air Act of 1956. This month's guest, Dr Gary Fuller, talks about the Great Smog of 1952, amongst other things in his book 'The Invisible Killer: The Rising Global Threat of Air Pollution- and How We Can Fight Back'. This podcast revisits the Great Smog of London and the air quality progress that we've made since.
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Episode 3: The Australian Direct Air Capture Machine
July 5th, 2023 | 28 mins 11 secs
We are all aware that global emissions will need to be reduced to limit global warming below 1.5 or 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial temperatures.
Another part of the ‘climate change arsenal’ involves the capture and/or extraction of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere.
And that’s where this month’s podcast takes us – to direct air capture. -
Episode 2: Are we heading for a super El Nino?
June 2nd, 2023 | 27 mins 38 secs
From late 2020 to the middle of 2022, the world experienced a triple La Nina which brought a record amount of rainfall to south-east Australia.
The latest reports suggest that we could now be heading for not only an El Nino but a super El Nino. So what is this? And is this likely to happen?
In this episode we talk to associate professor Dr Andrea Taschetto about all things La Nina and El Nino and whether a super El Nino may happen. -
Episode 1: Can science save the planet?
May 5th, 2023 | 40 mins 23 secs
We are all aware of the impact that climate change is having across the world. The facts are there to see.
Sometimes we can get lost in the 'doom and gloom' of these statistics and we spend less time and attention on how the world could effectively tackle the climate crisis. And that's where science comes in.
In this episode we talk to climate scientist Dr Helen Cleugh about how science can save the planet.