As extreme weather slams people and records around the world, Dr. James Carton points to super marine heat waves. Hotter oceans change everything. Carbon dioxide poured into the atmosphere faster in 2023. Even record fossil fuel use cannot explain it. A new study finds natural recapture of CO2 by land plants has collapsed during record heat. French co-author Dr. Philippe Ciais joins us.
Interviews and music by Alex Smith of Radio Ecoshock.
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