Based at the Climate Impacts Research Station, we take you into the field with scientists as they investigate climate change in an Arctic environment. We're with Steph Owens and Danny Lau, sampling copepods, a type of tiny crustacean that lives

Copepods: Zooplankton & Microscopic Life in Arctic Lakes

Oct 17th, 2019 28m 49s

Simulating Global Warming: How Will Plant Communities Grow in Plus Two Degrees?

Oct 17th, 2019 18m 16s

Based at the Climate Impacts Research Station, this podcast takes you into the field with scientists as they investigate climate change in an Arctic environment. By placing OTCs (open-top chambers resembling a small plexiglass greenhouse with a

Going Underground: Carbon Emissions From Our Changing Arctic Soils

Aug 15th, 2019 36m 29s

In this episode, we're heading out into the Arctic tundra. Here researchers are investigating the increasing release of stored carbon from Arctic soils into the atmosphere. In an Arctic tundra ecosystem, peat and permafrost store more carbon th

Simulating Global Warming: How Will Plant Communities Grow in Plus 2 Degrees?

Jul 30th, 2019 18m 49s

Global temperatures are rising. Whether our reduced carbon goals are met or not, we’re still likely to reach a 2oC rise. So how will our arctic plant communities grow and cope with these warmer conditions?By placing OTCs (open-top chambers best

Mountaintop Species: How Are Alpine Plant Communities Shifting with Climate Change?

Jul 22nd, 2019 23m 1s

‘Our mountains are shrinking!’ shout headlines referring to summits and climate change, while that’s not literally true, our mountains are staying pretty much the same shape and size, it’s the alpine region, the coldest part of the mountain top

Methane-Burping Lakes: Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Permafrost and Arctic Lakes

Jul 16th, 2019 28m 16s

Did you know that lakes 'burp' methane? In this episode we head to Stordalen, one of the world’s most important permafrost and thaw pond sites, to find out how lakes and melting permafrost pools are emitting greenhouse gasses.With global warmi

Bumblebees in the Arctic: How is Climate Change Impacting our Bees?

Jul 8th, 2019 32m 21s

This week we’re heading up Mount Nuolja in Abisko, Sweden, armed with insect nets and measuring pots to catch and record different Arctic bumblebees. Emma joins Ryan and Lottie from Imperial College London, as they set off to investigate the pl

Chasing The Tree Line: How is Climate Change Affecting Arctic Plants?

Jul 1st, 2019 31m 25s

Based at the Abisko Scientific Research Station, this podcast takes you into the field with scientists as they investigate climate change in an Arctic environment. In this episode, join the team observing plant development throughout the season

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