Captain Polo’s Blog

Whenever Captain Polo travels somewhere and learns something new about climate change he’ll write a blog about it. 

Polo in Ecuador: the giant sponge effect!

Polo in Ecuador: the giant sponge effect!

Dear followers,Welcome to Ecuador! I’m here visiting my biographer, Alan Hesse, the author of the comic book I star in. Today we’re visiting the Antisana volcano, which has the biggest glacier in Ecuador and is 5,790 metres high: that’s more than 5 times higher than...

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Water makes electricity in Malawi

Water makes electricity in Malawi

Dear followers, I’ve just come back from Malawi in southern Africa!  I visited people living in villages in the south of Malawi, near the town of Mulanje. These villages have electricity thanks to a project by Practical Action and a local non-profit company...

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My visit to Nepal and ‘Gravity Goods Ropeways’

My visit to Nepal and ‘Gravity Goods Ropeways’

Dear followers, I’m very excited to be writing this blog about my recent trip to Nepal!  A very nice fellow called Andy Heath who works with an organisation called Practical Action kindly took me all the way to Nepal with him to meet some villagers who have had a big...

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Polo learns about El Niño and Climate Change in the Pacific

Polo learns about El Niño and Climate Change in the Pacific

Dear followers, this time I haven't written a blog - too busy filming!  My biographer and I are exploring the effects of climate change on the Pacific coast of South America.  Check out my nifty shades! https://youtu.be/r4tHoFCk9jg Don't forget to like and subscribe...

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