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As If 2020 Weren’t Bad Enough—Now We Have Zombie Storms. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.

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California law is being used for the first time to protect a species because of climate change.

Droughts can happen over the ocean and scientists say they can come ashore.

What happens in soils on the ground can make thunderstorms stronger.

It's now possible to keep cool without an air conditioner.

Because 2020, we now have Zombie Storms.

Birds Are Falling Out of the Sky and No One Knows Why. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.

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The storm surge from Hurricane Sally was the third highest on record—approximately six feet above the ground—flooding Pensacola.

Are wildfires linked to the massive die-off of birds in the Southwest?

Listening to earthquakes may be a new method to measure how oceans are warming.

Fading fast? Colorado's iconic aspen trees will likely decline with climate change.

Researchers have discovered that early humans used take out 1.8 million years ago. Wildebeest to go, anyone?

Tourists in Colorado's high country might want to snap a lot pictures while they can. Researchers predict that climate change will reduce the number of aspens that make the fall color in the Rocky Mountains so captivating.

Clouds Are the Missing Piece in Predicting Climate Change. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.

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About 100 fires are burning in the West, and experts are alarmed at the speed at which they’ve spread.

Understanding how much clouds will affect global warming is up in the air.

Climate change is throwing the water cycle for a loop.

There’s a source of plastic pollution in the oceans that’s not received a lot of attention.

Some good news—the avocado apocalypse has been avoided.

With many people staying close to home during the coronavirus pandemic, gardening has become popular, specifically vegetable gardens. COVID-19 has led to high unemployment, causing food banks to be overwhelmed, so people are growing food not only to feed their families but also to help their communities. It’s an old idea reborn to meet the moment.

H2O Radio conversation with Russ Schumacher, CO state climatologist about a macroburst that hit Akron, Colorado, on June 7, 2020.

Mexico Might Ask Trump for Clemency. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.

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Will forests recover after recent wildfires? A new study says some won't.

There’s a dispute brewing on the U.S.-Mexico border that has nothing to do with immigration—and everything to do with water.

Mites might be in a mite-y big bit of trouble with big implications for the planet.

Elephants have been dying in southern Africa recently, and the cause could be linked to water.

Just how massive was the megalodon shark that lived over two million years ago? Scientists think they finally know.

As Schools Reopen, There’s Another Problem, and It’s Not the Coronavirus. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.

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If our collective future were a movie, last week would be the trailer.

Parents, teachers, and staff might now have another problem to contend with—Legionnaires' disease in schools.

It’s a crime that’s neither well understood, nor well known.

Lice joyride on elephant seals to a depth of 6500 feet—and survive.

Songbirds have a surprising strategy to cope with drought.

What’s It Take to Fill a Pothole? True Grit. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.

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Sea level rise could push water tables along the California coast closer to the surface, putting inland infrastructure at risk.

The Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River increased power generation to help California cope with a massive heat wave.

The Southeast is in hot water.

Scientists are letting nothing go to waste in patching potholes.

Would you blush when you flush in a see-through loo?

A Redevelopment in Denver Will Use Poop to Heat and Cool Buildings. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.

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If you live in western Colorado or eastern Utah—it's not your imagination—it’s getting hotter.

The last fully intact ice shelf in the Canadian Arctic has collapsed, losing more than 40 percent of its area in just two days.

Seabird guano could be “white gold.”

A major new development in Denver will use human sewage to heat and cool buildings.

Pro tip: How to survive being eaten by a frog.