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  • 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.
    7 min
  • 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.
    7 min
  • This Week in Water for January 30, 2022
    A Setback for Oil and Gas. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
    Headlines:
    A federal judge canceled oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico citing climate change.
    U.S. water systems are vulnerable to hackers, so the Biden administration has announced plans to deliver cybersecurity technology.
    A company is floating a plan to use buoys to keep idling ships from emitting greenhouse gases.
    Redwood forests of the Lost Coast are no longer lost to descendents of their original inhabitants.
    7 min
  • This Week in Water for January 23, 2022
    A Winter Olympics Without Any Real Snow. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
    Headlines:
    The volcanic eruption near Tonga could cause long-lasting damage to coral reefs, coastlines, and fisheries.
    Scientists say we've now crossed a red line for the amount of plastics and other chemical pollutants to live safely on Earth.
    There's a snowball's chance of finding real snow at the Beijing Olympics.
    Eating a plant-based diet can yield a double dividend payout.
    7 min
  • This Week in Water for January 16, 2022
    Drug-Resistant Bacteria Found in Sewer Water. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
    Headlines:
    Nebraska has fired a first shot in what looks to be a water war with Colorado.
    A gene that causes bacteria to be resistant to one of the world’s most important antibiotics has been detected in sewer water.
    As birds and mammals migrate to cooler territory because of climate change, plants are losing a way to spread their seeds.
    Coffee can jump-start your morning, but the grounds left over could soon put a spring in your step.
    6 min
  • This Week in Water for January 9, 2022
    Swimming in the Seine, Again. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
    Headlines:
    The Boulder disaster shows the growing fire risk in the “WUI.”
    There were significant victories in the fight against climate change last year—people acted at the local level and won.
    Our online shopping habits are leading to many (unhappy) returns.
    This river was declared biologically dead in the 1960s, but its health is coming along swimmingly.
    6 min
  • This Week in Water for December 19, 2021
    How a Kite Might Cut Carbon Emissions. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
    Headlines:
    New Colorado River 500+ Plan leaves water in Lake Mead.
    This critical ice shelf could break apart within the next two decades—or sooner—leading to significant sea level rise.
    Nurse sharks could nurse us to health from future coronaviruses.
    These kites will pull container ships across the ocean.
    6 min
  • This Week in Water for December 12, 2021
    Zapping the Ocean with Electricity to Fight Climate Change? That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
    Headlines:
    Starting in January, California residents will be required to make this New Year's resolution.
    A new report says the government should study geoengineering the oceans to suck up more carbon.
    Wildlife officials are feeding lettuce and cabbage to manatees that are starving due to human-caused pollution.
    How human hair could be used to save the planet.
    6 min
  • This Week in Water for December 5, 2021
    Are Snowless Futures a Possibility in the West? That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
    Headlines:
    Disappearing snowpack could create an existential threat to the West, as the climate warms.
    A report to Congress shows the U.S. is the top source for ocean plastic and that a national strategy is needed.
    The high demand for lithium to be used in car and phone batteries could be met in part from a source deep beneath a Southern California lake.
    Could an “Eel Deal” protect these marine migrants?
    6 min
  • This Week in Water for November 28, 2021
    Will We Lose Our History to Climate Change? That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
    Headlines:
    Sandbags and garbage cans are protecting Smithsonian treasures from climate change.
    An isolated tree on a street or in a park is a surprising tool in managing stormwater runoff.
    Beetle populations that are killing pine trees in the West are getting supercharged from global warming.
    Is a new bill in the UK meant to protect marine invertebrates...spineless?
    6 min

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