H2ORadio

By H2ORadio

H2O Radio is journalism about water. We follow water wherever it leads us and report on what we find. We interview experts— from engineers and scientists to legislators and politicians in order to get... more

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H2ORadio episodes:

April 10, 2022 This Week in Water for April 10, 2022
Turning Plastic into a Climate Solution. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
Headlines:
IPCC report: We have the tools to combat the climate crisis.
Researchers find that plastic waste is good at grabbing carbon dioxide.
Cargo ships are secretly dumping oily and toxic wastewater into the oceans.
Science has found a way to have less ice in your ice cream.
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7min
April 03, 2022 This Week in Water for April 3, 2022
Using Garbage to Break Ties with Russia. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
Headlines:
The cryptocurrency industry uses massive amounts of energy, but one campaign says they can cut its electricity demand by 99 percent.
Sea cucumbers—high value, low charisma, and vulnerable to crime.
Europe plans to cut reliance on Russian energy with more wind and solar but also wants garbage not to go to waste.
Wastewater can boost protein to feed a hungry world.
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6min
March 27, 2022 This Week in Water for March 27, 2022
A Vegetable That Can Clean Drinking Water. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
Headlines:
A sinkhole discovered under the Arctic Ocean is a climate wildcard for the planet.
Warming oceans are causing noise to travel faster and last longer.
Microplastics have been found in human blood for the first time.
If you want clean water, then will you come to love okra.
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6min
March 20, 2022 This Week in Water for March 20, 2022
Rivers and Lakes Are Still Polluted 50 Years After the Clean Water Act. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
Headlines:
Former EPA officials reveal that a failure of enforcement of the Clean Water Act has left many waterways contaminated.
There is growing concern that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could cause a “hurricane of hunger and a meltdown of the global food system.”
Climate change is causing more heat waves and fewer cold periods in the ocean.
Scientists discover that redwood trees have different types of leaves for different functions.
...more
6min
March 13, 2022 This Week in Water for March 13, 2022
Kite Energy Might Start to Soar. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
Headlines:
The Amazon may be reaching a tipping point, where it becomes a grassy savannah and forests can’t return.
If you have a cat, you might be unwittingly feeding it endangered shark meat.
The invasion of Ukraine has underscored the urgency of getting off fossil fuels. One renewable solution might be found sky high.
You *otter* find a greener way to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day.
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6min
March 07, 2022 This Week in Water for March 6, 2022
Putin’s War in Ukraine Freezes Arctic Research. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
Headlines:
The IPCC report out last week says we must act this decade to save ourselves from the worst impacts of climate change.
“It looks like Iron Curtain 2 has come down between us,” according to one oceanographer.
The room erupted in cheers and applause last week after world leaders agreed to draft a historic treaty.
How to grow spinach in the desert without rain.
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7min
February 28, 2022 This Week in Water for February 27, 2022
The Environmental Consequences of the War in Ukraine. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
Headlines:
There will be impacts to the environment following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Wildfires are becoming more intense, frequent, and occurring in places never before affected, according to a new UN study.
The International Energy Agency says governments are underreporting methane emissions—by a lot.
Does the manner in which fruits and vegetables are grown make them more nutritious?
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7min
February 21, 2022 This Week in Water for February 20, 2022
Tips from the Bible on Eating Sustainably. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
Headlines:
A new report says sea level rise along U.S. coastlines is accelerating and will go up by about one foot by 2050.
Drugs are polluting the world's rivers, posing a serious threat to human and environmental health.
The worst megadrought in the U.S. West happened in the late 1500s, but that record has now been broken.
Squeamish about eating insects? These gummy bears might win you over.
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6min
February 14, 2022 This Week in Water for February 13, 2022
Generating Power While Saving Water. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
Headlines:
At a global conference to protect oceans, fishing operations were likened to organized crime.
About one in three people in the U.S. have detectable levels of a toxic herbicide in their bodies.
A “first-in-the-nation” solar project could also save significant amounts of water.
Swamp-dwelling dinosaurs were just like us—they got sick and were miserable.
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7min
February 06, 2022 This Week in Water for February 6, 2022
A Guilt-Free Shower–Even in Droughts? That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
Headlines:
Oceans are warming rapidly. The South Atlantic passed the point of no return 24 years ago.
As the earth warms, demand for air conditioning will increase and could trigger blackouts, a new study predicts.
If people can't get their butts off the ground, this crow will.
Imagine taking a long, hot shower while wasting barely a drop.
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7min

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