Must climate communication be so dense?

Climate Conversations

Explaining climate change can be an exercise in frustration and futility when jargon gets in the way. Climate academics Prof Winston Chow and Assoc Prof Terry van Gevelt from Singapore Management University defend themselves against Liling Tan and Jack Board, who dials in from scorching Bangkok where the "feels-like” temperature hit 52 degrees Celsius.

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1. Must climate communication be so dense? (00:00:00)

2. Why climate communication is dense (00:01:05)

3. Heatwaves continue unabated (00:02:25)

4. News: UN report; Fishing laws in Thailand (00:03:40)

5. Can you talk climate science without jargon? (00:09:59)

6. What’s wrong with plastic straws? (00:15:12)

7. Quiz: Wettest day - Dubai or Singapore? (00:21:40)