Thermonuclear Takes: Hothouse Earth and Heatwaves

Sometimes, a news story that relates to some of the topics we
talk about on this show catches my eye. That's when you know it's
time for a Thermonuclear Take!

(tl;dr, experimenting with new bonus episode format.) 

This episode, we're going to talk about the recent heatwaves over
Europe, Japan and North America, and the thorny issues of Climate
Change attribution. We'll also discuss that Steffen et al. paper
about a Hothouse Earth: Trajectories of the Earth System in the
Anthropocene. Will climate feedbacks doom us to 4-5C of warming
if we fail to meet the Paris Agreement? Can anyone state that
definitively? A perspective. 

Naturally the aim of these bonus episodes is to be topical and
provoke debate, so why not get in touch with us via Twitter
@physicspod or via www.physicspodcast.com where you'll find
all the archival episodes, alongside opportunities to donate to
the show? 

If you're more interested in historical than current events, our
podcast series about Stalin is in the midst of covering the
Second World War... 

Trajectories of Earth System in the Anthropocene
http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2018/07/31/1810141115