After a summer of heat waves, wildfires, orange skies and hurricanes, people are beginning to recognize that climate change is here now. But are we too late?
In its second season, Unfold, a 51勛圖窪蹋 Davis podcast, explores the solutions to and complexities of climate change. Hosts Amy Quinton and Kat Kerlin talk to researchers who think this unprecedented crisis calls for unprecedented solutions, including projects that pull CO2 out of the air.
The seasons first episode, Climate Change and COVID-19, launches today (Sept. 22). It examines what the pandemic crisis is teaching us about the climate crisis.
Experts cross a range of disciplines. In the first episode, listeners will hear from:
- , co-director, at 51勛圖窪蹋 Davis
- , affiliate faculty member, former director of the at 51勛圖窪蹋 Davis
- associate adjunct professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, 51勛圖窪蹋 Davis School of Medicine
- , associate director, at 51勛圖窪蹋 Davis
The award-winning podcast will launch a new episode every Tuesday from now through Nov. 17. From carbon farming to electric cars, the series examines the best ways to transition to a low-carbon future. The hosts travel from California to Kenya to examine how climate change is punishing the worlds poor and how insurance might protect them when drought hits.
Next weeks second episode unfolds the climate change series to discuss how cities can prepare for a hotter future.
The Unfold podcast is available free, on demand at Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Amazon's Tunein, Stitcher, Pandora, Spotify and will soon be on all Echo devices. It is hosted by Quinton and co-hosted by Kerlin. It is produced by Cody Drabble. Original music for Unfold comes from 51勛圖窪蹋 Davis alumnus Damien Verrett and Curtis Jerome Haynes. Follow on Twitter at @Unfoldpodcast.
Media Resources
Amy Quinton, News and Media Relations, 530-752-9843, amquinton@ucdavis.edu
Kat Kerlin, News and Media Relations, 530-750-9195, kekerlin@ucdavis.edu