In this episode, Maia and Yuko discuss what we know about the history of Climate Science. Maia reviews her old school notes and does a little digging to blow Yuko’s mind about: Who was the first person to discover the Greenhouse Effect? How did European colonization of the Americas impact climate change? Why are ice cores from Antarctica so cool? Who was the first woman scientist to work on climate change science? How long have scientists known about global warming? And more!
Quotes:
“Our atmosphere is basically a giant blanket that covers our entire planet.” (Yuko)
“History is flawed in that we don’t have the entire story all the time.” (Maia)
“We’ve had a long recorded history of the climate changing, and this concept was introduced so long ago, and yet we are still debating whether climate change is real?” (Yuko)
Note: Greenhouses were becoming more and more common in England and America in the 1700s and 1800s, so it could very well have been what inspired Fourier to complete his experiments.
Resources and Useful Links:
Robin Wall Kimmerer “Braiding Sweetgrass”
Quick article discussing the history of Climate Science: https://www.history.com/topics/natural-disasters-and-environment/history-of-climate-change
How colonisation in America impacted the climate:
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-47063973
Who is Eunice Foote? https://www.climate.gov/news-features/features/happy-200th-birthday-eunice-foote-hidden-climate-science-pioneer
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
The Keeling Curve
https://keelingcurve.ucsd.edu/
Ice cores in Antarctica from Vostok and Dome-C
http://www.antarcticglaciers.org/glaciers-and-climate/ice-cores/ice-core-basics/
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