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H2ORadio episodes

  • This Week in Water for July 10, 2022
    How Salt Can Predict Rain. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
    Headlines:
    A rare “triple” La Niña could bring another year of strong hurricanes and drought to the U.S.
    Faraway oceans can be a tool for farmers in the U.S. Midwest to know when to plant, fertilize—or prepare for floods.
    A startup in Finland just built a battery out of sand—and it's dirt cheap.
    Fin whales feeding frenzy near Antarctica is a good sign for their *whale* being.
    7 min
  • This Week in Water for July 3, 2022
    A Way to Combat Climate Change That the Supreme Court Can't Stop. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
    Headlines:
    A tool to fight climate change has been stripped away by conservative Supreme Court justices.
    California has enacted the country’s most far-reaching law on single-use plastics and packaging.
    Lightning strikes, a tossed cigarette butt, or a downed power line can start a wildfire, but a lesser-known cause? Exploding birds.
    Using farmland to grow cement—and fight climate change.
    6 min
  • This Week in Water for June 19, 2022
    Feds Give States Just 60 Days to Act. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
    Headlines:
    Western states must agree on cuts to their allocations of Colorado River water by mid-August—or it will be decided for them.
    So-called “forever” chemicals are far more dangerous to humans than previously thought, according to the EPA.
    How do elephant seals see in the dark? They use their whiskers.
    A war you’ve likely never heard of has come to an end.
    6 min
  • This Week in Water for June 12, 2022
    Can We Worm Our Way Out of Our Plastic Pollution Problem? That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
    Headlines:
    The White House proclaimed June to be National Ocean Month and announced several initiatives.
    Scientists have found a "superworm" that eats—and can survive on—polystyrene.
    The Great Salt Lake in Utah is a ticking time bomb of environmental disaster.
    A metal disc—the size of a silver dollar—might make water hogs take notice of historic drought conditions in California.
    It's hot across the country—but not enough for some foodies.
    6 min
  • This Week in Water for June 5, 2022
    Congress Appears Pumped to Fight Climate Change. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
    Headlines:
    Congressional support for heat pumps could help consumers cut energy bills and carbon.
    Scientists might have discovered the largest living organism on Earth.
    This weed's seeds use parachutes to travel up to 60 miles.
    Scientists have turned food waste into edible cement.
    7 min
  • This Week in Water for May 29, 2022
    How Golfers Can “Eat Their Greens.” That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
    Headlines:
    Study: Focus more on methane and other pollutants to give Earth a fighting chance at beating climate change.
    Concerns leap over invasive jumping worms that pose a huge threat to forests and residential gardens.
    The Great Green Wall—an ambitious project that would plant billions of trees across Africa's Sahel region—has hit a wall.
    For owners of a golf club opening in the UK, a truly green course should be edible.
    6 min
  • This Week in Water for May 22, 2022
    Ships that Run on Ocean Plastic. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
    Headlines:
    A group of Utah lawmakers voted to study a plan to pump seawater about 700 miles from the Pacific Ocean to the Great Salt Lake.
    Ship of fuels—two companies are developing vessels that can make hydrogen from ocean plastic.
    The Internet of Things is growing exponentially and some researchers want to power it with...algae.
    Dolphins queue up to go to this Red Sea spa.
    7 min
  • This Week in Water for May 15, 2022
    The Not-So-Sweet Side of Sugar. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
    Headlines:
    A long and salty battle in California has ended with the state's Coastal Commission unanimously rejecting a desalination plant in Orange County.
    The sugar industry has a sweetheart deal in Florida that critics say is polluting air and water.
    Cleaner air in Europe and North America has led to a surprising result—more hurricanes in the Atlantic.
    If a dish were labeled climate friendly on a restaurant menu, would you chose it to save the planet?
    6 min
  • This Week in Water for May 1, 2022
    Using Old Face Masks to Cut Carbon. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
    Headlines:
    Lake Mead on the Colorado River fell to an unprecedented level—below an intake pipe that supplies water to Las Vegas.
    The climate crisis is causing such dramatic changes to the oceans that a mass extinction of marine species could occur.
    There might be a concrete solution to vast amounts of mask waste generated by the pandemic.
    A competition by Prince Charles challenged design students to develop solutions to the climate crisis.
    7 min
  • This Week in Water for April 24, 2022
    Denver Is Using Its Sewage to Fight Climate Change. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
    Headlines:
    On Earth Day, the White House announced an effort to inventory and protect old-growth forests.
    The Biden administration seeks to save nuclear power plants. Is the energy source the lesser of two evils?
    Climate change could mean bigger populations of smaller bees.
    Denver has launched the largest sewer-heat recovery system in the country.
    6 min

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