Environment Vibes Episodes

Learn how the most powerful innovations frequently emerge not from abstract problem-solving but from personal experiences of frustration or failure. Supporting links 1. Swellcycle [Website] 2. Swellcycle [Instagram] 3. Patricio Guerrero LinkedIn] Contact That's Life, I Swear Visit my website: https://www.thatslifeiswear.com Twitter at @RedPhantom Bluesky at @rickbarron.bsky.social Email us at https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ Episode Review Submit on Apple Podcast Submit on That's Life, I...

Learn how the Blatten disaster in Switzerland, is a sobering reminder that our relationship with nature is not one of control but coexistence. Supporting links 1. This is ground zero for Blatten [The Guardian] 2. More melting giants to follow? [PreventionWeb] 3. Melting glaciers mean an uncertain future for Europe's rivers [NPR] 4. Glacial Losses in the Swiss Alps [Earth Observatory] 5. Global Maps [Earth Observatory] Contact That's Life, I Swear Visit my website: https://www.thatslifeiswear.com...

Learn how flooding used to be framed as a coastal problem or a once-in-a-generation disaster. This story shows that’s outdated thinking. Supporting links 1. New York City’s Next Superstorm [YouTube] 2. Superstorm Sandy/New York [YouTube] 3. What Do Hurricane Categories Actually Mean? [Time] Climate Resiliency [NYC Planning] Contact That's Life, I Swear Visit my website: https://www.thatslifeiswear.com Twitter at @RedPhantom Bluesky at @rickbarron.bsky.social Email us at https://www.thatslifeiswe...

Learn how nations or individuals, relying on external saviors, can be precarious. Change often starts locally, with people finding ways to adapt, resist, and build resilience while pushing the world’s powers to do more. Supporting links 1. Tuvalu [Climate Change Report] 2. Solomon Islands Renewable Energy Projects [The Borgen Project] 3. The Human Cost of Disappearing Beaches in Solomon Islands [Human Rights Watch] 4. U.S. Yo-Yo Policy in the Pacific Islands [Center For Climate and Security] Wha...

The charming city of Gouda, renowned for its world-famous cheese, is facing an existential threat. As sea levels rise, this historic hub of Dutch cheesemaking is slowly sinking. supporting links 1. Why the Netherlands is world-famous for its cheese [YouTube] 2. This Dutch city has been sinking for hundreds of years [DUTCHREVIEW] 3. Gouda, South Holland [Wikipedia] 4. Holland is Sinking! What are the Options? [LinkedIn] 5. The Netherlands Is Sinking and Here’s Why [Mother Jones] Contact That's Li...

Learn how weather forecasting, via NOAA, isn’t just about satellites or radars; it’s about the dedicated staff, research, and infrastructure behind the scenes. Private apps and companies rely on this federal backbone. Supporting links 1. Hurricane Season [Wikipedia] 2. NOAA [Website] 3. DOGE [Website] 4. National Weather Service [Website] 5. Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research [Wikipedia] Contact That's Life, I Swear Visit my website: https://www.thatslifeiswear.com Twitter at @RedPhantom...

Greenpeace, the legendary environmental group that fought to save the whales, now finds itself fighting for survival. Supporting links 1. Greenpeace [Wikipedia] 2. Greenpeace [USA website] 3. Greenpeace International [YouTube] 4. The bombing of the Rainbow Warrior [Greenpeace website] Contact That's Life, I Swear Visit my website: https://www.thatslifeiswear.com Twitter at @RedPhantom Bluesky at @rickbarron.bsky.social Email us at https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ Episode Review Submit on...

Text us your thoughts on the podcast Cows, pigs, chickens walking about on a boat. It’s not Noah’s Ark, but rather a new concept in farming. Think of a farm not on land, but instead, floating on water. supporting links 1. Floating Farm [Beyond Borders] 2. Floating Ecosystems [Biomatrix Water] 3. Floating farms of the future [YouTube] 4. How floating farms are helping Bangladesh [The Japan Times] 5. The Future of Food is Floating… So How do we Sell it? [Wharton] 6. Vertical Farming [Eden Green] 7...

Text us your thoughts on the podcast Whether the Great Barrier Reef will endure as a living, breathing testament to the wonders of our planet, or succumb to the relentless march of climate change, remains to be seen. supporting links 1. What is coral bleaching? [National Ocean Service] 2. The end of coral reefs as we know them [VOX] 3. Great Barrier Reef [UNESCO] 4. Location of the Great Barrier Reef [Cairns Dive Adventures] 5. The biodiversity of the Great Barrier Reef [National Geographic] 6. ...

Text us your thoughts on the podcast A new scientific study shows when you’re drinking bottled water, you’re swallowing microscopic pieces of plastic or what’s called nanoplastics. supporting links 1. Visualizing the Relative Size of Particles [Visual Capitalist] 2. Thousands of nanoplastic bits in bottles of drinking water [LA Times] 3. Nanoplastics and Human Health [NIH] 4. Bottled water contains thousands of nanoplastics [CNN/Health] 5. Nanoplastics at the North and South Poles [World Economi...

Text us your thoughts on the podcast TreeTag sensors, developed by startup ePlant, can give homeowners, farmers and forestry managers early warning when trees are water stressed or in danger. supporting links 1. ePlant: How it Works [ePlant website] 2. This ‘Fitbit’ for tree health [MarketWatch] 3. Liquid Robotics [Website] 4. Growing Crops with Less Groundwater [College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences] 5. Sun World International [LinkedIn] Contact That's Life, I Swear Tweet us at @RedP...

Text us your thoughts on the podcast Welcome to a discussion about a journey where water meets ambition and innovation bridges continents. We dive into the heart of one of the world's engineering marvels—the Panama Canal. supporting links 1. What the data says about Americans’ views of climate change [Pew Research Center] 2. TOP 15 navigable canals important for shipping and maritime logistics [Marine Digital] 3. Ship Canal [Wikipedia] 4. Ayman Omar [LinkedIn] 5. Oystein Kalleklev, the CEO of Av...

Text us your thoughts on the podcast The Seed Vault safeguards duplicates of 1,214,827 seed samples from almost every country in the world, with room for millions more. Its purpose is to backup gene bank collections to secure the foundation of our future food supply. supporting links 1. Global Seed Vault becomes more important as climate change [PBS] 2. Artic World Archive [Wikipedia] 3. Gene Bank [Wikipedia] 4. Genesys [website] 5. Lack Of Funding, Seed Banks Face a World of Challenges [Smithso...

Text us your thoughts on the podcast The endless thirst is coming. Day Zero looms like a specter over humanity, a harbinger of the apocalyptic global water crisis that will bring entire cities to their knees. supporting links 1. What is Day Zero [XPrize] 2. Water Risk Atlas [website] 3. Mexico City months away from running out of water [CNN] 4. AALU Landscape Urbanism [website] 5. UrbanNext podcast [Apple Podcasts] Contact That's Life, I Swear Tweet us at @RedPhantom Listen to audios: -Apple htt...

Show notes It's confirmed. A major Atlantic Ocean current is verging on collapse. The various reports for this concern call for fast and effective measures to cut planet-heating pollution to zero, to reduce global temperatures and slow melting in the Arctic. The key point here is that we don't have much time to do this, and the stakes are increasing. Supporting links 1. The Atlantic is at risk of circulation collapse [PHYS Org] 2. Susanne Ditlevsen [Wikipedia] 3. Warning of a forthcoming collaps...

We have seen approximately a 1.0°C increase in global average temperatures since pre-industrial times. This is damaging the planet’s ecosystems in ways that are harmful to biodiversity; and dangerous to people. supporting links 1. The Paris Agreement [United Nations Climate Change] 2. Paris Agreement [Wikipedia] 3. The Paris Agreement: Is The World’s Climate Action Plan on Track? [Visual Capitalist] 4. Why 2 degrees of global warming will be way worse than 1.5 [VOX] 5. We’re Facing a Climate and...

Buckle up because El Niño is almost here, and it’s going to get hot! If you liked this episode, please leave a rating/review on my website or iTunes . I welcome your feedback on my episodes, and I would like to hear what topics you might be interested in future episodes. Feel free to leave me a voicemail on my website . Look for the black button microphone icon on the bottom right-hand side of the page. Just click and record. Simple. supporting links 1. Buckle up because El Niño is almost here, ...

The dangers of climate change are mounting so rapidly that they could soon overwhelm the ability of both nature and humanity to adapt, creating a harrowing future in which floods, fires, and famine displace millions, species disappear and the planet is irreversibly damaged. supporting links 1. What COP26 Glasgow Did and Didn’t Accomplish [Council on Foreign Affairs] 2. Glasgow Climate Pact [Website] 3. Earth’s Black Box [CNN] 4. Steps to reducing our carbon footprint [Texas Coastal Exchange] res...