{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64e11b3fcc399200115010f0/69652f7b1266d4af74927506?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Daily Episode 96 - Australia Fires and New Research on Warming Oceans","description":"<p>A heatwave in Australia is causing a rapid increase in bush fires, which has already killed at least one and burned hundreds of structures. New research shows the oceans are warming at an accelerated rate (confirming what we already knew). </p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://phys.org/news/2026-01-australia-stokes-catastrophic-bushfires.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">'Hectic' bushfires threaten rural towns in Australian heat wave</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.annualreviews.org/content/journals/10.1146/annurev-marine-010419-010844\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Combining Modern and Paleoceanographic Perspectives on Ocean Heat Uptake | Annual Reviews</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/09/profound-impacts-record-ocean-heat-intensifying-climate-disasters\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">‘Profound impacts’: record ocean heat is intensifying climate disasters, data shows | Oceans | The Guardian</a></p>","author_name":"Kory & Kellan"}