Episode 21 - Weather and Wellness with Bonnie Schneider

Show Notes

Hosts:  Jeff Cunningham and Ryan Harris

Guest: Bonnie Schneider, Meteorologist and Author of two books including Taking the Heat

Description:  The Triple Point Podcast is back in 2023, and Ryan makes a bold prediction for the new year as we kick things off with a great show hosting Bonnie Schneider to talk about her latest book, Taking the Heat: How Climate Change is Affecting Your Mind, Body & Spirit, and What You Can Do About It.  The book and our conversation with Bonnie reveal not only some unique climate effects impacting our health - including eco-anxiety, the impact of warmer night-time temperatures on our sleep patterns, and solastalgia (you’ll have to listen to find out more on that one) - but most importantly provide tools you can leverage to optimize your wellness in a warming world like regenerative farming, mindfulness, and more.  LISTEN HERE

References:

• Preparedness and safety tips discussion for recent lake effect snow event (Twitter)
• Atmospheric rivers bring historic flooding to California (CNN)
• Ocean temperatures were the hottest ever recorded in 2022 (The Guardian)
• Third La Nina year in a row expected to end with El Nino start this summer (IRI)
• Book: Taking the Heat: How Climate Change is Affecting Your Mind, Body, and Spirit and What You Can Do About It
• Bonnie Weather
• Triple Point Podcast | Episode 19 - Air Quality with Eric Klos from Daily Breath
• Triple Point Podcast | Episode 7 - The Intersection of Climate and Health

Atmospheric rivers in California and lake effect snows in New York

(0:03:41)

Early beginnings as a TV meteorologist

(0:11:48)

Perseverance and other author writing tips from Bonnie

(0:14:00)

Growing eco-anxiety and the role of the media

(0:25:40)

Climate change effects on communities

(0:30:37)

Taking the heat: thermoregulation and the negative impact on sleep

(0:33:43)

Developing the next generation of science leaders

(0:36:12)

Climate change and the future of food: regenerative agriculture

(0:39:13)

Lightning Round

(0:44:40)