The world is in a climate crisis and it's the next generation that will face the brunt of its problems.

I'm Jim O'Mellon and I'm the host of Looking Glass, the podcast from the Institute of Physics.

In our third series, we are asking what physics can offer in tackling climate issues.

I'm joined by leading physicists and researchers who explain the issues that the elements of our planet are facing,

as well as how the latest research and innovations are helping find solutions. The whole series

is available now. Just search Looking Glass wherever you're listening. This week's episode includes

graphic descriptions of child murder and sexual abuse.

It will not be for everyone.

Listen at discretion is advised.

On August 19, 1992, the Sleepy Little Town of of Bargo, New South Wales, Australia would lose its innocence.

Nine-year-old Ebony Simpson would be abducted on the short 10-minute to walk from her school bus to her home.

The cruel and senseless manner of her death at the hands of a brutal psychopath

shocked an entire country

and would mark only one of four cases in Australian history

where the offender would have their files stamped never to be released.

This is Ebony's story.

She was so beautiful, I just knew somebody had taken her.

I can't believe that another human being would do that to a little girl or any child.

Nine-year-old Ebony Simpson has vanished without a trace whilst walking home from school.

There's no reason for her not to come home, but you can only assume that something's happened.

It's everybody's nightmare, a parent's nightmare, their child being abducted.

We're near if you're out there, darling and if you can get home, get home or give us a ring.

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