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in the final episode of this semester’s sciencecast: climate change series, we talk to dr. jonathan martin, professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences at the university of wisconsin-madison. dr. martin helps us recap our series and enlighten us on mid-latitude weather systems, as well as decipher between global warming and climate change.

welcome back to sciencecast: climate change series! in episode five, we focus on sustainable agriculture and how the food we eat impacts the environment. instead of meeting with uw experts, we turn to students who are knowledgeable about food insecurity, gardening and farming and the connections between agriculture and climate change. we met on-site with hannah deporter, an administrative director at f.h. king students for sustainable agriculture, as well as nikki rasmussen and krista marshall, the co-executive directors of slow food. while both student organizations deal with food, the knowledge they provide their members with goes well beyond a good meal.

welcome back to sciencecast: climate change series! in our fourth episode, we talk with dr. sharon dunwoody, professor emerita in the university of wisconsin-madison’s school of journalism and mass communication, and focus on science communication and journalism. together, we discuss communication’s role in telling the global climate change story, including social media, fear tactics and the upcoming presidential election. produced by katie piel and julie spitzer.

in the third episode of sciencecast, we explore the relationship between climate change and health issues around the world. we talk with dr. jonathan patz, director of the global health institute at the university of wisconsin-madison. dr. patz also served as a lead author for the united nations intergovernmental panel on climate change (or ipcc)—the organization that shared the 2007 nobel peace prize with al gore. produced by katie piel and julie spitzer.

welcome back to sciencecast: climate change series! twice a month, we will explore various facets of climate change through interviews with uw experts. in our second episode, we talk with dr. jim hurley, director of the uw aquatic science center and a uw-madison professor in the department of civil and environmental engineering, about the relationship between climate change and water quality in the great lakes. produced by katie piel and julie spitzer.

introducing sciencecast: climate change series, from the daily cardinal at the university of wisconsin-madison! twice a month, we will explore various facets of climate change through interviews with university experts. in our first episode, we talk with dr. richard keller, a uw-madison professor in the department of medical history and bioethics in the college of letters and sciences, about the relationship between climate change and socioeconomic disparities. produced by katie piel and julie spitzer.