Raised Beaches Podcast
The Raised Beaches Podcast is a discussion on topics related to paleoclimate, Earth Science and global change. Dr. Evan J. Gowan highlights the concepts and underlying evidence on how climate, sea level and the Earth surface changes through time. He also connects how our knowledge of the past informs our predictions of future climate.
Raised Beaches Podcast
Episode 7: The Japan Geoscience Union 2026 Meeting
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Raised Beaches Podcast: Episode 7
The topics I discuss in the episode include:
- What I have been doing the past year and why I haven't recorded podcasts.
- My new job at Kikaijima
- The Japan Geoscience Union 2026 meeting
- End of the Ocean Observation Initiative
- Papers
Listen here: https://raisedbeaches.buzzsprout.com/
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/@evangowan
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Notes and References
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- Article on The Guardian about the end of the Ocean Observation Initiative: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/02/trump-administration-ocean-observatories-initiative
- The website of the Ocean Observation Initiative: https://oceanobservatories.org/about-ooi/
- Rubio-Sandoval et al - Holocene relative sea-level changes from the Atlantic coasts of South America - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2026.105315
- Hao et al - Model seasonal and proxy spatial biases revealed by assimilated mid-Holocene seasonal temperatures - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scib.2025.03.039
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Thank you to:
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Raised Beaches Podcast logo by Aurooj: https://www.instagram.com/artbytinyleaf/
Sean for the Raised Beaches Podcast theme song
That Blasted Salami, who helped me get started: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5GTc4yWm-yiBFTuV3MsGaQ
Follow Dr. Evan J. Gowan on social media:
Mastodon: @DrEvanGowan@fediscience.org
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