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Owen Brian Toon is a professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences. He is a fellow at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at the University of Colorado Boulder. He received an A.B. in physics at the University of California, Berkeley in 1969 and a Ph.D. in physics at Cornell University in 1975 under Carl Sagan. His research interests are in cloud physics, atmospheric chemistry, and radiative transfer. He received the 2011, Roger Revelle Medal, from the American Geophysical Union. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Owen Brian Toon is a professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences. He is a fellow at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at the University of Colorado Boulder. He received an A.B. in physics at the University of California, Berkeley in 1969 and a Ph.D. in physics at Cornell University in 1975 under Carl Sagan. His research interests are in cloud physics, atmospheric chemistry, and radiative transfer. He received the 2011, Roger Revelle Medal, from the American Geophysical Union. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

SoapyRao show ft. Owen Brian Toon

Ann Druyan

Are advanced civilizations doomed to destroy themselves? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice explore the Cold War, The Drake Equation, and nuclear winter hypothesis with producer of Cosmos and Carl Sagan’s widow Ann Druyan and atmospheric scientist Brian Toon. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/nuclear-winter-with-ann-druyan-and-brian-toon/Photo Credit: United States Department of Energy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Are advanced civilizations doomed to destroy themselves? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice explore the Cold War, The Drake Equation, and nuclear winter hypothesis with producer of Cosmos and Carl Sagan’s widow Ann Druyan and atmospheric scientist Brian Toon. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: <a href="https://startalkmedia.com/show/nuclear-winter-with-ann-druyan-and-brian-toon/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://startalkmedia.com/show/nuclear-winter-with-ann-druyan-and-brian-toon/</a>Photo Credit: United States Department of Energy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Nuclear Winter with Ann Druyan and Brian Toon

Carl Sagan

BONUS EPISODES &amp; PREMIUM ACCESS: https://auxoro.supercast.com/ Brian Toon is a professor of Atmosphere and Oceanic Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder who is a leading expert on the planetary effects of nuclear weapons. His TED Talk 'I've Studied Nuclear War For 35 Years - You Should Be Worried' has over 7 million views on YouTube.  BRIAN TOON LINKS:Nuclear War TED Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7hOpT0lPGI&amp;t=336sSelf Assured Destruction (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists): https://bit.ly/36noQGnBio: https://www.colorado.edu/atoc/o-brian-toon THE AUXORO PODCAST LINKS:Apple: https://apple.co/3B4fYju Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3zaS6sPOvercast: https://bit.ly/3rgw70DYoutube: https://bit.ly/3lTpJdjWebsite: https://www.auxoro.com/ AUXORO SOCIAL LINKS:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/auxoroYouTube: https://bit.ly/3CLjEqFFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/auxoromagNewsletter: https://www.auxoro.com/thesourceYouTube: https://bit.ly/3CLjEqF If you enjoy the show, please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than 60 seconds, helps us appear higher in searches so more people discover the show, and it boosts my ego;) Past Guests On The Auxoro Podcast Include: Aubrey de Grey, Andy Weir, Eben Britton, Eric Jorgenson, Isabelle Boemeke, Houston Arriaga, Jerzy Gregorek, Chris Cooper, Gryffin, Elsa Diaz, Dave Robinson, Meghan Daum, FINNEAS, Chloé Valdary, Coleman Hughes, Maziar Ghaderi, YONAS, Ryan Michler, Ryan Meyer, Gavin Chops, Bren Orton, Zuby, Jason Khalipa, Ed Latimore, Jess Glynne, Noah Kahan, Kid Super, Deryck Whibley, and many more.  Audio editing by dbsound: https://www.fiverr.com/dbsound

BONUS EPISODES &amp; PREMIUM ACCESS:<a href="https://auxoro.supercast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://auxoro.supercast.com/</a> Brian Toon is a professor of Atmosphere and Oceanic Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder who is a leading expert on the planetary effects of nuclear weapons. His TED Talk 'I've Studied Nuclear War For 35 Years - You Should Be Worried' has over 7 million views on YouTube.  BRIAN TOON LINKS:Nuclear War TED Talk: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7hOpT0lPGI&amp;t=336s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7hOpT0lPGI&amp;t=336s</a>Self Assured Destruction (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists): <a href="https://bit.ly/36noQGn" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/36noQGn</a>Bio: <a href="https://www.colorado.edu/atoc/o-brian-toon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.colorado.edu/atoc/o-brian-toon</a> THE AUXORO PODCAST LINKS:Apple:<a href="https://apple.co/3B4fYju" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://apple.co/3B4fYju </a>Spotify:<a href="https://spoti.fi/3zaS6sP" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://spoti.fi/3zaS6sP</a>Overcast:<a href="https://bit.ly/3rgw70D" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://bit.ly/3rgw70D</a>Youtube:<a href="https://bit.ly/3lTpJdj" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://bit.ly/3lTpJdj</a>Website:<a href="https://bit.ly/3r9Qxsa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.auxoro.com/</a> AUXORO SOCIAL LINKS:Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/auxoro/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.instagram.com/auxoro</a>YouTube:<a href="https://bit.ly/3CLjEqF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://bit.ly/3CLjEqF</a>Facebook:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/auxoromag" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.facebook.com/auxoromag</a>Newsletter:<a href="https://www.auxoro.com/thesource" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.auxoro.com/thesource</a>YouTube:<a href="https://bit.ly/3CLjEqF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://bit.ly/3CLjEqF</a> If you enjoy the show, please consider<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1390263048?mt=2&amp;ls=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts</a>. It takes less than 60 seconds, helps us appear higher in searches so more people discover the show, and it boosts my ego;) Past Guests On The Auxoro Podcast Include:<a href="https://www.auxoro.com/podcast/aubrey-de-grey" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Aubrey de Grey</a>,<a href="https://www.auxoro.com/podcast/andyweir" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Andy Weir</a>,<a href="https://www.auxoro.com/podcast/eben-britton" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Eben Britton</a>,<a href="https://www.auxoro.com/podcast/eric-jorgenson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Eric Jorgenson</a>,<a href="https://www.auxoro.com/podcast/isabelle-boemeke" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Isabelle Boemeke</a>,<a href="https://www.auxoro.com/podcast/houston-arriaga" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Houston Arriaga</a>,<a href="https://www.auxoro.com/podcast/jerzy-gregorek" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Jerzy Gregorek</a>,<a href="https://www.auxoro.com/podcast/chris-cooper" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Chris Cooper</a>,<a href="https://www.auxoro.com/podcast/gryffin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Gryffin</a>,<a href="https://www.auxoro.com/podcast/elsa-diaz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Elsa Diaz</a>,<a href="https://www.auxoro.com/podcast/dave-robinson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Dave Robinson</a>,<a href="https://www.auxoro.com/podcast/2020/9/2/meghan-daum" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Meghan Daum</a>,<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-auxoro-podcast/id1390263048?i=1000420165497" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> FINNEAS</a>,<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-auxoro-podcast/id1390263048?i=1000472308849" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Chloé Valdary</a>,<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-auxoro-podcast/id1390263048?i=1000485714525" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Coleman Hughes</a>,<a href="https://www.auxoro.com/podcast/2020/5/13/maziar-ghaderi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Maziar Ghaderi</a>,<a href="https://www.auxoro.com/podcast/2020/4/29/yonas" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> YONAS</a>,<a href="https://www.auxoro.com/podcast/2020/3/3/ryan-michler-order-of-man" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Ryan Michler</a>,<a href="https://www.auxoro.com/podcast/2020/2/19/ryan-meyer-highly-suspect" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Ryan Meyer</a>,<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-auxoro-podcast/id1390263048?i=1000452247760" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Gavin Chops</a>,<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-auxoro-podcast/id1390263048?i=1000454910540" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Bren Orton</a>,<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-auxoro-podcast/id1390263048?i=1000461882546" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Zuby</a>,<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-auxoro-podcast/id1390263048?i=1000452911782" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Jason Khalipa</a>,<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-auxoro-podcast/id1390263048?i=1000450851382" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Ed Latimore</a>,<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-auxoro-podcast/id1390263048?i=1000446271418" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Jess Glynne</a>,<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-auxoro-podcast/id1390263048?i=1000442304898" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Noah Kahan</a>,<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-auxoro-podcast/id1390263048?i=1000470851716" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Kid Super</a>,<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-auxoro-podcast/id1390263048?i=1000445784116" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Deryck Whibley</a>, and many more.  Audio editing by dbsound:<a href="https://www.fiverr.com/dbsound" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.fiverr.com/dbsound</a>

#160 - Brian Toon: NUCLEAR WINTER, Putin's Nuclear Threat, Accidental Launches, Global Policy, & Carl Sagan

Dr. Owen Brian Toon is the founding chair of the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder. We talk the footprint of carbon dioxide emissions, the dangers of coal and natural gas, and advice for future scientists.

Reality of Climate Change (with Dr. Owen Brian Toon)

Though climate change and global warming are often used synonymously, there’s a different kind of climate change that also deserves attention: nuclear winter. A period of extreme global cooling that would likely follow a major nuclear exchange, nuclear winter is as of now — unlike global warming — still avoidable. But as Cold War era treaties break down and new nations gain nuclear capabilities, it's essential that we understand the potential climate impacts of nuclear war. On Not Cool Episode 23, Ariel talks to Brian Toon, one of the five authors of the 1983 paper that first outlined the concept of nuclear winter. Brian discusses the global tensions that could lead to a nuclear exchange, the process by which such an exchange would drastically reduce the temperature of the planet, and the implications of this kind of drastic temperature drop for humanity. He also explains how nuclear weapons have evolved since their invention, why our nuclear arsenal doesn't need an upgrade, and why modern building materials would make nuclear winter worse.Topics discussed include:-Causes and impacts of nuclear winter-History of nuclear weapons development-History of disarmament-Current nuclear arsenals-Mutually assured destruction-Fires and climate-Greenhouse gases vs. aerosols-Black carbon and plastics-India/Pakistan tensions-US/Russia tensions-Unknowns-Global food storage and shortagesFor more:https://futureoflife.org/2016/10/31/nuclear-winter-robock-toon-podcast/ https://futureoflife.org/2017/04/27/climate-change-podcast-toon-trenberth/

Though climate change and global warming are often used synonymously, there’s a different kind of climate change that also deserves attention: nuclear winter. A period of extreme global cooling that would likely follow a major nuclear exchange, nuclear winter is as of now — unlike global warming — still avoidable. But as Cold War era treaties break down and new nations gain nuclear capabilities, it's essential that we understand the potential climate impacts of nuclear war. On Not Cool Episode 23, Ariel talks to Brian Toon, one of the five authors of the 1983 paper that first outlined the concept of nuclear winter. Brian discusses the global tensions that could lead to a nuclear exchange, the process by which such an exchange would drastically reduce the temperature of the planet, and the implications of this kind of drastic temperature drop for humanity. He also explains how nuclear weapons have evolved since their invention, why our nuclear arsenal doesn't need an upgrade, and why modern building materials would make nuclear winter worse. Topics discussed include: -Causes and impacts of nuclear winter -History of nuclear weapons development -History of disarmament -Current nuclear arsenals -Mutually assured destruction -Fires and climate -Greenhouse gases vs. aerosols -Black carbon and plastics -India/Pakistan tensions -US/Russia tensions -Unknowns -Global food storage and shortages For more: <a href="https://futureoflife.org/2016/10/31/nuclear-winter-robock-toon-podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://futureoflife.org/2016/10/31/nuclear-winter-robock-toon-podcast/</a> <a href="https://futureoflife.org/2017/04/27/climate-change-podcast-toon-trenberth/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://futureoflife.org/2017/04/27/climate-change-podcast-toon-trenberth/</a>

Not Cool Ep 23: Brian Toon on nuclear winter: the other climate change

Kevin Trenberth

I recently visited the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, CO and met with climate scientists Dr. Kevin Trenberth and CU Boulder’s Dr. Brian Toon to have a different climate discussion: not about whether climate change is real, but about what it is, what its effects could be, and how can we prepare for the future.

Climate Change With Brian Toon And Kevin Trenberth

Alan Robock

I recently sat down with Meteorologist Alan Robock from Rutgers University and physicist Brian Toon from the University of Colorado to discuss what is potentially the most devastating consequence of nuclear war: nuclear winter.