Beyond the Ice
Episodes
11: Why is everyone talking about geoengineering? | Professor Dame Jane Francis
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Geoengineering is the hot topic in climate science debate - drawing increasingly emotive and divisive responses, as investment in blue-sky engineering...
10: How do we actually *know* Antarctica is melting? | Dr Michelle Maclennan
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When news broke that Antarctica had gained ice mass between 2021 and 2023, it sparked debate across comment sections worldwide. How could the continen...
9: Are Emperor penguins heading for extinction? | Dr Peter Fretwell
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New research suggests there's been a shocking 22% drop in the Emperor penguin population in Antarctica over just 15 years - more than double previous ...
8: Discovering a hole in the ozone layer | Jonathan Shanklin, Prof John Pyle & Prof Lucy Carpenter
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Forty years ago, British Antarctic Survey scientists made a world-changing discovery: a hole in Earth's protective ozone layer above Antarctica. In th...
7: The least sea ice, ever? Lows in the Arctic | Dr Caroline Holmes
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In February 2025, there was less sea ice on Earth than ever recorded. It's the coldest time of year in the Arctic, and the freeze up of Arctic ice is ...
6: How are the LA wildfires linked to climate change? | Dr Ella Gilbert & Dr Thomas Bauska
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wildfires are devastating the city of Los Angeles, fuelled by a perfect storm of dry conditions and intense mountain winds. In this episode of Beyond ...
5: Why does melting Arctic ice matter? | Dr Kelly Hogan & Professor Kate Hendry
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Arctic is warming four times faster than the rest of the planet. So far, so bad - and scientists are seeing changes there now. Fresh off scientifi...
4: How to study the world's most unstable glacier | Meghan Sharp, Professor Sridhar Anandakrishnan & Dr Pete Davis
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is your glaciology briefing! The race is on to understand the Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica, the world's widest glacier which is retreating...
3: When scientists talk about the climate | Prof Jane Francis, Dr Emma Boland & Dr Ella Gilbert
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Story or statistics? Urgency or alarmism? Top line or deep dive? Three climate scientists talk about the state of climate science in the media, and wh...
2: When extreme weather goes to extreme places | Dr Louise Sime and Dr Tom Bracegirdle
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's summer 2022, and an area of East Antarctica is over 38.5°C warmer than it should be. The mercury has risen to a chilly -10°C... but it should b...
1: The mystery of the missing Antarctic sea ice | Dr Ella Gilbert
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
2023 set new, dramatic temperature records - and Earth’s frozen places are feeling the heat. Picture the problem: it’s August 2023, the depths of ...