The Boring Climate Podcast
Episodes
Power from Above: Author Bill McKibben on the Solar Revolution
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Bill McKibben wrote the book on climate change — literally. In 1989, The End of Nature told the world what was coming. Thirty-six years later, his l...
Himalayas on Thin Ice: Prof Anil Kulkarni on the Himalayan Meltdown
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Himalayan glaciers are retreating, and the water, energy, and geopolitical futures of over a billion people hang in the balance.We begin Season 3 ...
The storms that shape the tropics
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Some of the most powerful storms on Earth form where science has looked the least.Despite being home to nearly half the global population, tropical we...
The Hidden Cost of Heat, ft. Aditya Valiathan Pillai
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Heat is the "invisible" disaster – it’s all around us, kills as many, perhaps more people, in India than other extreme weather events, y...
What History Can Teach Us About the Climate and Ecological Crisis with Prof Mahesh Rangarajan
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our climate and ecological crises are often seen as problems of the future. In this episode of The Boring Climate Podcast, Prof Mahesh Rangarajan, Pro...
How Groundwater Loss Is Driving Sea Level Rise
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When we talk about rising sea levels, we usually think of melting glaciers.But there’s another, quieter crisis unfolding underground.Over the past t...
What frogs are trying to tell us: Secrets from the Western Ghats
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why study frogs and toads? And why are they featured on a climate podcast?That's because frogs are "indicator species" - their behaviour...
The "easy" climate fixes are a trap, featuring Dr Chirag Dhara
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why do one-size-fits-all climate solutions often fail? Are EVs part of the solution or part of the problem? And, could the solutions we chase to comba...
Ancient carbon capture, invasive species and globe-trotting elephants, with Dr Tarsh Thekaekara
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Invasive plants with an "A" type personality, Padayaippa, the wild elephant who likes to play football and an ancient carbon capture technique all fea...
What Are Aerosols? The Tiny Particles Changing Health and Climate with Dr. Richard Peltier
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Aerosols are tiny but powerful particles, shaping air quality, human health, and the climate in ways that are often invisible yet profound. Depending ...
What the Fish Is Happening to Our Oceans?
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What fish we choose to eat and when could have more of an impact on the health of our seas than you can imagine. How are our seas, fish and fisher com...
S1, EP 8: Ecologically Smart Cities
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Forget faraway glaciers – the climate crisis is unfolding in our cities. In India's booming urban landscapes, the relationship between people an...
S1, EP 7: Water for all
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) is using treated wastewater from the city's sewage treatment plants to rec...
S1, EP6 - The Hidden Lives of India's Tigers
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Uma Ramakrishnan's lab at the National Centre for Biological Studies in Bengaluru is pioneering innovative methods to study the population gene...
S1, EP 5: Can Tech Actually Save the Wild?
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do wild animals adapt their behaviour and patterns to global climate change and increasing human footprint? In this episode, travel to the deserts...
S1, EP 4: Forests: Our climate change warriors ft. Dr. N H Ravindranath
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Ep 4 of #TheBoringClimatePodcast, veteran climate scientist Prof NH Ravindranath joins us to meticulously unpack the incredible potential of India&...
S1, EP 3: The Climate Smart Crop
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As the world’s largest producer of millets, India has the unique advantage of harnessing this climate-smart plant to insure us against food insecuri...
S1, EP 2: The Big CO2 question
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rising CO2 levels is one of the primary causes of global warming. CO2 in the atmosphere stems from combustion of fossil fuels in our everyday lives - ...
S1, EP 1: The Enigmatic Indian Monsoon Ft. Rajeevan Nair
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Indian monsoon impacts everything - from agriculture to our GDP. So, understanding and predicting this enigmatic but robust weather system is cruc...