Julia Cole
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Julia Cole is a climate scientist and paleoclimatologist at the University of Michigan whose research includes reconstructing past climate variability, including El Niño events, from natural records such as coral.
5 episodes featuring Julia Cole
Short Wave
Stronger El Niños raise global climate risks
Coral records suggest human-caused warming has already intensified El Niño variability, increasing hazards from floods and droughts to heat and coral bleaching.
Sep 25, 2026 · 13 min
Up First from NPR
El Niño, vaccine failures and Iran’s wartime strain
The episode connects a climate threat, public-health breakdown and prolonged conflict to the pressures shaping everyday life and policy.
Aug 29, 2026 · 18 min
The Bulwark Daily
Trump’s weak points multiply across trade, war and Washington
The episode connects policy failures and domestic controversies to the administration’s political vulnerability ahead of the midterms.
Aug 24, 2026 · 50 min
The Bulwark Daily
Trump’s inner circle reveals the costs of political devotion
The discussion connects personal loyalty around Donald Trump to broader concerns about fiscal policy, politicized justice, and election integrity.
Aug 21, 2026 · 1h 7m
The Bulwark Daily
Southern Democrats test coalition politics as civil service faces ideological targeting
The episode connects the South’s electoral stakes with a personal account of how political identity can override public service and institutional competence.
Aug 19, 2026 · 1h 20m