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World Ocean Radio

World Ocean Radio

Written by: Peter Neill World Ocean Observatory
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World Ocean Radio is a weekly series of five-minute audio essays on a wide range of ocean topics. Available for syndicated use at no cost by college, community and public radio stations worldwide. Learn more at worldoceanobservatory.org.

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Episodes
  • What the Ocean Remembers
    Oct 20 2026

    Does the ocean remember? Can we suppose the ocean records memory in the continuity of the marine life reliant on it for sustenance, in the energy it stores from the sun, in the voyages and explorations it has supported through time? The ocean stores energy and sustenance as both remembered and generated knowledge to come, and in its wisdom holds the opportunities for sustainability and for our survival.

    WORLD OCEAN RADIO
    World Ocean Radio is a weekly series of five-minute audio essays available for syndicated use at no cost by college and community radio stations worldwide, providing coverage of a broad spectrum of ocean issues from science and education to advocacy and exemplary projects. Episodes of World Ocean Radio offer host Peter Neill's perspectives on global ocean issues and viable solutions, and celebrate exemplary projects. Subscribe, rate and review: every share, star, and endorsement helps to sustain World Ocean Radio.

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    5 mins
  • Electric War
    Oct 13 2026

    If war was once driven by oil, it has now become a function of electricity as its foundational resource, enabled by a grid which is currently unable to meet today’s ever-increasing demand. Where is all that new energy to come from?

    WORLD OCEAN RADIO
    A weekly series of five-minute audio essays available for syndicated use at no cost by college, community and public radio stations worldwide, providing coverage of a broad spectrum of ocean issues from science and education to advocacy, exemplary projects and innovation. Subscribe, rate and review: every share, star, and endorsement helps to sustain World Ocean Radio.

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    5 mins
  • The Hard Reality of Our Time
    Oct 6 2026

    John Walter recently shared an "inventory of possibilities" to Substack describing conditions, in five regions of the United States, where vulnerabilities and a convergence of failures might trigger a cascade of disaster in which existing conditions could be forced beyond their limits. The susceptible regions and concerns discussed are: Northeastern density, California's agriculture, Florida's sea level rise, the heat of the desert Southwest, and the seasonal demands of the industrial Midwest.

    WORLD OCEAN RADIO
    World Ocean Radio is a weekly series of five-minute audio essays available for syndicated use at no cost by college and community radio stations worldwide, providing coverage of a broad spectrum of ocean issues from science and education to advocacy and exemplary projects. Episodes of World Ocean Radio offer host Peter Neill's perspectives on global ocean issues and viable solutions, and celebrate exemplary projects. Subscribe, rate and review: every share, star, and endorsement helps to sustain World Ocean Radio.

    Image: usgs.gov
    Landsat 7 Captures Hurricane Ian Aftermath Detailed Description On October 2, 2022, this gap-filled Landsat 7 image captured brownish-black sediment runoff from rivers and streams on the southwest coast of Florida. These are the first Landsat images after Hurricane Ian devastated the area on Wednesday, September 28. Water runoff can carry away debris, fertilizers, metals, and other pollutants.

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    5 mins
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