191: What does climate change sound like?

With temperatures rising we can all feel how climate change is affecting our lives, but what if we could hear it too? This week, Japan Times climate editor Chris Russell joins us to discuss what researchers at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology are listening to when it comes to biodiversity on the island.
Hosted by Shaun McKenna and produced by Dave Cortez.

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Shaun McKenna: Articles | X
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• Hearing the impact of climate change in Okinawa, one bird at a time (Chris Russell, The Japan Times)
• Yen rebounds strongly after first slide past ¥160 since 1990 (Bloomberg, Reuters)
• Weary of overtourism, Japan town blocks one popular view of Mount Fuji (Caroline Gardin, AFP-JIJI)
• Many COVID experts in Japan harassed after speaking to media, survey shows (Tomoko Otake, The Japan Times)
• The politicians moving Japan forward on climate change (Eric Margolis, The Japan Times)
• Why half of Japan’s cities are at risk of disappearing in 100 years (Alex K.T. Martin, The Japan Times)

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Photo: Toshihiro Kinjo (center), a research support technician at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, inspects an audio recording device in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 3 as Masako Ogasawara, a research support specialist at OIST, looks on. | CHRIS RUSSELL