Erich Osterberg: On the Front Lines of Climate Change

The Sydcast

Do you know the truth about global warming? How bad is it really? Today, we talk to Erich Osterberg, an earth scientist and expert on climate change about the state of the earth’s environment, and how he came to care so much. If Erich Osterberg was just a Dartmouth professor and leading climate change scientist, someone who regularly testifies to Congress on this subject, it would be pretty interesting to talk to him, wouldn’t it? But he’s also a person, with a story and a passion that has taken him to the Arctic and the Antarctic to conduct research in some of the most inhospitable terrains on earth. Erich talks to us about the greatest threat our earth has ever seen, and some of the ways we, as everyday people, can combat this harrowing challenge. Most importantly though, as one of the most knowledgeable scientists in his field, Erich tells us why there’s still hope.