Episode 77 – What Is El Niño Anyway?

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El Niño this, El Niño that! El Niño seems to be a weather buzzword these days, but what is it and what does it have to do with us? And how does it change the height of the Pacific Ocean? You’re about to find out baby!

Other topics include interstate moves, Hank Green, and letting go.

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Sources

What are El Niño and La Niña?, NOAA, Feb 23
El Niño, National Geographic
What are El Niño and La Niña, and how do they change the weather?, BBC, June 2023
El Nino, National Geographic, Dec 2015
El Nino, Grist, June 2014

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Ep. 82 – Cheese Caves and Banana Republics – World Is Burning

We’re digging into America’s deepest darkest secrets — when it comes to food, that is. Elise tells us how one president’s cheese became the next president’s problem, which might lead you to Google “American government 1.4 billion pounds of cheese in caves.” We explore how the cheese caves of yesteryear became the weird milk ads of our present. Then Olivia gives us a brief history of bananas, which involves quite a lot of railroad tycoons, bare minimum union demands, and good old American capitalism. Plus, our theory as to why slipping on banana peels was more common a century ago, and our next book club pick. Subscribe/follow/press the button to keep up with new episodes every Wednesday! You can also follow us @worldisburnin on Instagram and Twitter, and check out our website worldisburning.com for extended show notes including sources and photos. World Is Burning is hosted by Olivia Hamilton and Elise Nye. Our theme music is by Kaycie Satterfield, and our logo was made by Sonja Katanic.
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