Climate Chat

Climate Chat is a channel where we discuss all things climate with scientists, technologists, authors, advocates, communicators and others helping us understand and fight climate change.

Climate Chat is a science podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 145 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Climate Chat

  Does AMOC Collapse Depend on Rate of Warming? with René van Westen

  Aug 14, 2026—

  In this Climate Chat episode, we interview returning guest René van Westen on his latest Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) research that shows that AMOC collapse depends not on the amount of warming but rather the *rate* of warming. Dr. Westen is a postdoctoral researcher at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Article on René's recent research: https://www.uu.nl/en/news/rate-of-climate-change-affects-stability-of-the-amoc René's recent research article: Failure to track a stable AMOC state under rapid climate change https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-026-02730-w René's home page: https://www.uu.nl/staff/RMvanWesten View our previous Climate Chat interviews with Dr. Westen (highly recommended!): Current Events: Are We Hitting the AMOC Tipping Point? with AMOC Scientist René van Westen https://youtube.com/live/JMtu9W4iVSQ AMOC Collapse Research Update with René van Westen https://youtube.com/live/cBaRscaCBHU AMOC Collapse: Timing & Impacts, with Climate Scientist René van Westen https://youtube.com/live/xwcXF3TyWS8 Please Like and Subscribe! Listen to Climate Chat on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/climate-chat/id1893162516 Listen to Climate Chat on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1m0OSLWRPPcyOddErvxJ1e Dan Miller has been giving talks around the world on the need for urgent climate action for over 20 years. He is co-founder of The Roda Group, a climate-tech venture capital group, and he serves as an advisor for other climate funds and climate-focused non-profit groups. He started Climate Chat in 2021 on Clubhouse and added YouTube in 2023. Follow Dan Miller on X/Twitter: @danmiller999 Follow Dan Miller on Bluesky: @danmiller999.bsky.social and @climatechat.bsky.social Leon Simons is a climate scientist based in the Netherlands. He was a co-author with James Hansen on the 2023 "Global Warming in the Pipeline" paper that discussed the recent acceleration in global warming. Leon's work has focused recently on changes in aerosol emissions from ships and the impact of those changes on climate change. You can access Leon's research writings here: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Leon-Simons Follow Leon on X/Twitter: @LeonSimons8 and Bluesky: ‪@leonsimons.bsky.social‬ Follow Leon on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/LeonSimons/home Follow Stacey Randecker on X/Twitter: @DrivingMzStacey and Bluesky: @bikingmzstacey.bsky.social Follow Eli Rabani on X/Twitter: @radsci and Bluesky: @radsci.bsky.social You can leave a question in the YouTube Live chat. Please begin your question with "Question:" to make it easy for our mods to spot it. For more Climate Chat episodes, see our YouTube home page: https://www.youtube.com/@climatechat For recent YouTube Live Climate Chat programs: https://www.youtube.com/@climatechat/streams

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  The Biology of Collapse with George Tsakraklides

  Aug 10, 20261h 10m

  In this Climate Chat episode, we interview scientist, activist and author George Tsakraklides about his book, The Biology of Collapse. George Tsakraklides is an author, Substack writer, and interdisciplinary commentator with an educational background spanning molecular biology, chemistry, food sciences, and Earth sciences, alongside two decades of experience in corporate data analytics and marketing. He has authored numerous works of non-fiction, fiction, and poetry—including The Biology of Collapse: Lessons from Nature on Growth, Power, Extinction and Rebirth, Beyond the Petri Dish, The Unhappiness Machine, and Frankenpolitics. His core perspective draws direct parallels between natural biological systems and human socioeconomic structures. He heavily critiques endless economic growth as an unsustainable, terminal pathology, while frequently challenging mainstream political reform and the efficacy of traditional technological mitigation strategies. George's website: https://tsakraklides.com George on X/Twitter: @99blackbaloons George on Bluesky: @tsakraklides.bsky.social Please Like and Subscribe! Listen to Climate Chat on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/climate-chat/id1893162516 Listen to Climate Chat on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1m0OSLWRPPcyOddErvxJ1e Dan Miller has been giving talks around the world on the need for urgent climate action for over 20 years. He is co-founder of The Roda Group, a climate-tech venture capital group, and he serves as an advisor for other climate funds and climate-focused non-profit groups. He started Climate Chat in 2021 on Clubhouse and added YouTube in 2023. Follow Dan Miller on X/Twitter: @danmiller999 Follow Dan Miller on Bluesky: @danmiller999.bsky.social and @climatechat.bsky.social Leon Simons is a climate scientist based in the Netherlands. He was a co-author with James Hansen on the 2023 "Global Warming in the Pipeline" paper that discussed the recent acceleration in global warming. Leon's work has focused recently on changes in aerosol emissions from ships and the impact of those changes on climate change. You can access Leon's research writings here: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Leon-Simons Follow Leon on X/Twitter: @LeonSimons8 and Bluesky: ‪@leonsimons.bsky.social‬ Follow Leon on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/LeonSimons/home Follow Stacey Randecker on X/Twitter: @DrivingMzStacey and Bluesky: @bikingmzstacey.bsky.social Follow Eli Rabani on X/Twitter: @radsci and Bluesky: @radsci.bsky.social You can leave a question in the YouTube Live chat. Please begin your question with "Question:" to make it easy for our mods to spot it. For more Climate Chat episodes, see our YouTube home page: https://www.youtube.com/@climatechat For recent YouTube Live Climate Chat programs: https://www.youtube.com/@climatechat/streams

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  Just the Beginning: Global Heat & Local Extremes with Leon Simons & Dan Miller

  Aug 1, 2026—

  In this Climate Chat episode, hosts Leon Simons and Dan Miller discuss the recent acceleration in warming and the resulting extreme weather in Europe and elsewhere. We will also discuss James Hansen's recent communication about the role of the current El Niño vs. climate sensitivity in the upcoming record global temperatures. Please Like and Subscribe! Listen to Climate Chat on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/climate-chat/id1893162516 Listen to Climate Chat on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1m0OSLWRPPcyOddErvxJ1e Dan Miller has been giving talks around the world on the need for urgent climate action for over 20 years. He is co-founder of The Roda Group, a climate-tech venture capital group, and he serves as an advisor for other climate funds and climate-focused non-profit groups. He started Climate Chat in 2021 on Clubhouse and added YouTube in 2023. Follow Dan Miller on X/Twitter: @danmiller999 Follow Dan Miller on Bluesky: @danmiller999.bsky.social and @climatechat.bsky.social Leon Simons is a climate scientist based in the Netherlands. He was a co-author with James Hansen on the 2023 "Global Warming in the Pipeline" paper that discussed the recent acceleration in global warming. Leon's work has focused recently on changes in aerosol emissions from ships and the impact of those changes on climate change. You can access Leon's research writings here: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Leon-Simons Follow Leon on X/Twitter: @LeonSimons8 and Bluesky: ‪@leonsimons.bsky.social‬ Follow Leon on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/LeonSimons/home Follow Stacey Randecker on X/Twitter: @DrivingMzStacey and Bluesky: @bikingmzstacey.bsky.social Follow Eli Rabani on X/Twitter: @radsci and Bluesky: @radsci.bsky.social You can leave a question in the YouTube Live chat. Please begin your question with "Question:" to make it easy for our mods to spot it. For more Climate Chat episodes, see our YouTube home page: https://www.youtube.com/@climatechat For recent YouTube Live Climate Chat programs: https://www.youtube.com/@climatechat/streams

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  The Physics & Economics of Sea Level Rise with Robert Kopp

  Jul 26, 202658 min

  In this Climate Chat episode, host Dan Miller interviews climate scientist Dr. Robert Kopp about sea level rise predictions and the economic impacts of sea level rise. Robert Kopp is a climate scientist who serves at Rutgers University as a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences. Professor Kopp’s research focuses on past and future sea-level change, the interactions between physical climate change and the economy, the use of climate risk information to inform decision-making, and the role of higher education in supporting societal climate risk management. He directs the Megalopolitan Coastal Transformation Hub, a Rutgers-led consortium that advances coastal climate adaptation and the scientific understanding of natural and human coastal climate dynamics. He is a founding principal investigator of the Climate Impact Lab, a multi-institutional collaboration advancing data-driven approaches to estimating the social and human costs of climate change. He is also co-lead for engagement and applications for the NASA Sea-Level Change Team. He was a lead author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s recent (2021) Sixth Assessment Report. He has previously served at Rutgers as Director of the Rutgers Institute of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences and as co-director of the University Office of Climate Action. Professor Kopp received his Ph.D. in Geobiology from the California Institute of Technology and his undergraduate degree in Geophysical Sciences from the University of Chicago. He is a fellow of the American Geophysical Union and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and a 2024 Guggenheim Fellow. Bob's personal website: https://www.bobkopp.net Bob's Rutger's webpage: https://marine.rutgers.edu/team_mf/robert-kopp/ Bob on Bluesky: @bobkopp.net Bob on Google Scholar (research papers): https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ceifbhUAAAAJ Please Like and Subscribe! Listen to Climate Chat on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/climate-chat/id1893162516 Listen to Climate Chat on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1m0OSLWRPPcyOddErvxJ1e Dan Miller has been giving talks around the world on the need for urgent climate action for over 20 years. He is co-founder of The Roda Group, a climate-tech venture capital group, and he serves as an advisor for other climate funds and climate-focused non-profit groups. He started Climate Chat in 2021 on Clubhouse and added YouTube in 2023. Follow Dan Miller on X/Twitter: @danmiller999 Follow Dan Miller on Bluesky: @danmiller999.bsky.social and @climatechat.bsky.social Leon Simons is a climate scientist based in the Netherlands. He was a co-author with James Hansen on the 2023 "Global Warming in the Pipeline" paper that discussed the recent acceleration in global warming. Leon's work has focused recently on changes in aerosol emissions from ships and the impact of those changes on climate change. You can access Leon's research writings here: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/... Follow Leon on X/Twitter: @LeonSimons8 and Bluesky: ‪@leonsimons.bsky.social‬ Follow Leon on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/LeonSimons/... Follow Stacey Randecker on X/Twitter: @DrivingMzStacey and Bluesky: @bikingmzstacey.bsky.social Follow Eli Rabani on X/Twitter: @radsci and Bluesky: @radsci.bsky.social You can leave a question in the YouTube Live chat. Please begin your question with "Question:" to make it easy for our mods to spot it. For more Climate Chat episodes, see our YouTube home page: https://www.youtube.com/@climatechat/ For recent YouTube Live Climate Chat programs: https://www.youtube.com/@climatechat/streams

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  "Uncharted Territory!": The Upcoming Super El Niño with Jeff Berardelli

  Jul 19, 202650 min

  In this Climate Chat episode, host Dan Miller interviews WFLA Chief Meteorologist and Climate Specialist Jeff Berardelli about climate change, climate communications, and the upcoming super-strong El Niño. Jeff Berardelli is the Chief Meteorologist and Climate Specialist at WFLA-TV (NBC) in Tampa, Florida, and a highly regarded national voice in climate communication. Over a 25-year broadcast career—which includes serving as a national meteorologist for CBS News—he has specialized in bridging the gap between daily local weather forecasting and the broader physics of global climate change. Berardelli holds a B.S. in Atmospheric Sciences from Cornell University and an M.A. in Climate and Society from Columbia University, academic foundations he leverages to make complex environmental science accessible, visual, and highly engaging for the public through initiatives like "Jeff's Climate Classroom." Jeff's WFLA page: https://www.wfla.com/author/jeff-berardelli/ Jeff on X/Twitter: @WeatherProf Jeff on Bluesky: @weatherprof.bsky.social Jeff on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-berardelli-36717014/ Please Like and Subscribe! Listen to Climate Chat on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Listen to Climate Chat on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1m0OSLW... Dan Miller has been giving talks around the world on the need for urgent climate action for over 20 years. He is co-founder of The Roda Group, a climate-tech venture capital group, and he serves as an advisor for other climate funds and climate-focused non-profit groups. He started Climate Chat in 2021 on Clubhouse and added YouTube in 2023. Follow Dan Miller on X/Twitter: @danmiller999 Follow Dan Miller on Bluesky: @danmiller999.bsky.social and @climatechat.bsky.social Leon Simons is a climate scientist based in the Netherlands. He was a co-author with James Hansen on the 2023 "Global Warming in the Pipeline" paper that discussed the recent acceleration in global warming. Leon's work has focused recently on changes in aerosol emissions from ships and the impact of those changes on climate change. You can access Leon's research writings here: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/... Follow Leon on X/Twitter: @LeonSimons8 and Bluesky: ‪@leonsimons.bsky.social‬ Follow Leon on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/LeonSimons/... Follow Stacey Randecker on X/Twitter: @DrivingMzStacey and Bluesky: @bikingmzstacey.bsky.social Follow Eli Rabani on X/Twitter: @radsci and Bluesky: @radsci.bsky.social You can leave a question in the YouTube Live chat. Please begin your question with "Question:" to make it easy for our mods to spot it. For more Climate Chat episodes, see our YouTube home page: / @climatechat For recent YouTube Live Climate Chat programs: / @climatechat

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