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NOC Into the Blue Podcast

NOC Into the Blue Podcast

National Oceanography Centre 56 episodes Feb 26, 2025

Into the Blue is a podcast from the UK’s National Oceanography Centre that explores subjects related to the ocean and its seas. Episodes feature conversations with experts from the world of oceanography. The series aims to deepen understanding of marine science and the challenges facing ocean life. Its overall goal is to help the ocean and the life within it flourish.

Episodes

How an Unusual 'Bloom' Positively Affected Marine Life and the Atmosphere | Into the Blue Podcast
How an Unusual 'Bloom' Positively Affected Marine Life and the Atmosphere | Into the Blue Podcast Feb 26, 2025 12:47 Phytoplankton, or marine algae, form the basis of the marine food chain and help to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by using it to grow then being eaten or dying and falling as organic matter to the seafloor. Professor Meric Srokosz joins the podcast to take a look at a particular phytoplankton 'bloom' off the coast of Madagascar that occurred in late 2019 to early 2020 and how i
Why Are Scientists Questioning Early 20th Century Sea Surface Temperatures? | Into the Blue Podcast
Why Are Scientists Questioning Early 20th Century Sea Surface Temperatures? | Into the Blue Podcast Feb 12, 2025 28:46 Observations of our ocean and climate have been recorded for hundreds of years, but compared to the methods of today, the process looks very different—but is the data collected by historical methods as accurate as it seems? NOC's Dr Elizabeth Kent MBE tells us all about the history of sea surface temperatures and how her research has helped answer questions surrounding an early 20th century co
Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal: The Newest Climate Mitigation Technique | Into the Blue Podcast
Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal: The Newest Climate Mitigation Technique | Into the Blue Podcast Jan 29, 2025 26:29 The ocean acts as the planet's largest carbon reservoir and it's fundamentally important in regulating climate systems and atmospheric carbon dioxide. Dr Chris Pearce joins Dr Zoe Jacobs to learn more about the process, implementation and importance of marine carbon dioxide removal and how it's vital in the ongoing protection of our oceans, including some exciting projects currently underway. Lea
How Can Scientists and Designers Collaborate to Protect Our Oceans? | Into the Blue Podcast & RCA Podcast
How Can Scientists and Designers Collaborate to Protect Our Oceans? | Into the Blue Podcast & RCA Podcast Jan 15, 2025 37:57 In 2024, representatives from the Royal College of Art (RCA) joined the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) on an expedition from Greenland to Iceland onboard Royal Research Ship James Cook, but what exactly was an art school doing in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean? In this collaborative episode, Into the Blue Podcast and the Royal College of Art Podcast join together to explore the critical ro
How Oceanographers and Geologists Found a LOST Tropical Island Near Brazil | Into the Blue Podcast
How Oceanographers and Geologists Found a LOST Tropical Island Near Brazil | Into the Blue Podcast Dec 11, 2024 24:06 In 2018 a team of scientists, including some from NOC and the University of Sao Paulo, were studying the seafloor around a volcanic plateau known as the Rio Grande Rise when they made an incredible discovery. One of those experts, Professor Bramley Murton, joins the podcast to tell us all about the discovery and gives us the lowdown on what this mystery island might have looked like. Learn more a
How Vital Is Research in Mitigating Effects of Marine Heatwaves in the UK? | Into the Blue Podcast
How Vital Is Research in Mitigating Effects of Marine Heatwaves in the UK? | Into the Blue Podcast Nov 27, 2024 21:55 In June 2023, an intense marine heatwave hit the shores of the UK, and while it only lasted two weeks it indicated that these events may be more frequent in the future. NOC's Dr Zoe Jacobs switches roles and takes the hot seat to discuss her recently published paper on the possible effects of marine heatwaves in the UK and the possible consequences to fisheries marine life if we don't research the
Flooding: How Do We Tackle The Biggest and Most Destructive Natural Hazard? | Into the Blue Podcast
Flooding: How Do We Tackle The Biggest and Most Destructive Natural Hazard? | Into the Blue Podcast Nov 13, 2024 24:02 While there are many natural hazards endangering the population of the planet, none are more destructive than flooding, with a quarter of the worlds population being exposed to flooding at some point in their lives. The University of Southampton's Professor Ivan Haigh and NOC's Professor Jenny Brown join Dr Zoe Jacobs on Into the Blue to discuss the risks flooding poses to coastal communities in p
Has Climate Change Made It Impossible to Break Sailing Records? | Into the Blue Podcast
Has Climate Change Made It Impossible to Break Sailing Records? | Into the Blue Podcast Oct 30, 2024 26:50 Next year professional sailor and NOC ambassador Dee Caffari MBE is taking on the Trophee Jules Verne, a speed record around the world, with an all-female crew - but has climate change made the record impossible to break? Dee sits down with NOC's Dr Ben Moat to pose some of the questions she has over the challenges the ocean will pose while attempting to break the record. Find out more about the
The Hidden Influence Marine Life Has on Our Climate | Into the Blue Podcast
The Hidden Influence Marine Life Has on Our Climate | Into the Blue Podcast Oct 16, 2024 20:42 Our oceans are teeming with marine life, especially in areas like the mysterious Twilight zone, but did you know that they play a vital part in our climate? NOC's Dr Adrian Martin and Dr Zoe Jacobs unpack the role they play in key climate systems like carbon storage and what the short and long term effects are in taking advantage of the benefits. Learn more about the twilight zone here - https://
NOC's Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV): Discovering the Secrets of the Seabed | Into the Blue Podcast
NOC's Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV): Discovering the Secrets of the Seabed | Into the Blue Podcast Oct 2, 2024 20:42 NOC is equipped with some of the most technologically advanced pieces of equipment in the world to carry out our groundbreaking science and at the forefront of this is our Remotely Operated Vehicle, or ROV. Emre Mutlu, a Software Engineer and one of NOC's ROV pilots, joins the podcast to give us the lowdown on the vehicles capabilities, some adventures at sea and why it's one of the most important
James Ketchell's Bid to Be the FIRST Round the World by Air, Land AND Sea | Into the Blue Podcast
James Ketchell's Bid to Be the FIRST Round the World by Air, Land AND Sea | Into the Blue Podcast Sep 18, 2024 28:54 He's conquered Everest, he's rowed the Atlantic Ocean solo, he's cycled and flown around the world... and now he's going to sail around the world! NOC ambassador James Ketchell is the ultimate adventurer, and now he's joined Into the Blue to lift the lid on his incredible life and briefs us on his biggest adventure yet as he bids to become the first person to circumnavigate the globe by air, land
Tracing the Rhine River From Source to Sea on a Bikepacking Adventure | Into the Blue Podcast
Tracing the Rhine River From Source to Sea on a Bikepacking Adventure | Into the Blue Podcast Sep 4, 2024 16:09 Are the decisions surrounding rivers made inland intrinsically tied to coastal and ocean health? NOC PhD student Hannah Muir will aim to answer this question and more on her bikepacking adventure tracing the Rhine from it's source in the Swiss Alps to the North Sea in the Netherlands. In the first episode of the third season of NOC's award-winning podcast, Hannah talks us through the journ

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