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Last updated: Thursday, 6 November 2025
Events Closer Than They Appear - October 22, 2025 - From New Zealand and the U.S. National Center for Atmospheric Research, Dr. Kevin Trenberth talks ocean heating, new science and his provocative new article. But first we run away to the past. Oregon State University Professor Peter Clark just published “Global mean sea level over the past 4.5 million years” Can we find a rear-view mirror that helps predict our future? When it comes to kicking the fossil habit, the scales don’t lie. In 2024, carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increased by 3.5 parts per million. That is the biggest jump since 1957 when Keeling’s Mauna Loa lab started accurate records. Humans continue to hit the accelerator on global warming. Here we go. It’s Radio Ecoshock.