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  • This Week in Water for January 12, 2020
    Competing with Camels for Water? That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
    Fires in Australia have created pyrocumulonimbus clouds that can rise up to ten miles but contain little rain and in some cases spawn tornadoes.
    The Trump administration proposed that climate change no longer needs to be considered when evaluating new infrastructure projects like pipelines.
    Recent earthquakes in Puerto Rico have left 300,000 customers without access to potable water.
    The House passed a bill to protect Americans from dangerous PFAS chemicals, but Trump plans to veto it if it passes the GOP-led Senate.
    Berries bitten by bugs are better for you.
    7 min
  • This Week in Water for January 5, 2020
    Cloud seeding to stop the rain? That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
    Bushfires in Australia are so devastating there are concerns entire species of plants and animals have been wiped out.
    More than 80 percent of streams in the Southwest could lose protection under a proposed rule by the Trump administration.
    Cloud seeding is usually a way of increasing rain or snowfall in dry regions. However, officials in Indonesia want to use the practice to stop the rain.
    There's a new way to get hydrogen from water that could make fuel cell cars common.
    A court in Chile has ruled in favor of indigenous people in the water-scarce Atacama Desert.
    7 min
  • This Week in Water for December 15, 2019
    Jack Frost Nipping at Your Nose? There May Be a Cure for That. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
    The EU is planning a “man on the moon moment” around the climate crisis.
    An effective and natural way to remove carbon from the atmosphere is through trees—and some have superpowers.
    A new device may be able to wash microplastics out of laundry water.
    Algae grown in tubes can clean nitrates out of water.
    This gel might be able to take the bite out of frostbite.
    7 min
  • This Week in Water for December 8, 2019
    Your New Phone Could Screw Up Weather Forecasting. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
    NOAA, NASA, and the Navy have warned about new wireless technology.
    More than 100 U.S. military bases are at risk of not having enough water.
    There's a new fruity solution for icy roads.
    A facility storing nuclear waste collapsed into the Detroit River.
    Researchers are listening in on frisky frogs.
    7 min
  • This Week in Water for December 1, 2019
    “World War Zero” Is Starting This Week. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
    COP 25 begins following a year of severe weather and wildfires—and a year in which CO2 emissions increased.
    Facing dire predictions on climate, rock bands and sports associations are stepping up.
    Pumas are being poisoned by a surprising source.
    Fish are leaving Iceland because the water isn't icy enough.
    "Acoustic enrichment" is not guitar lessons—but may be music to the ears of these vital creatures.
    7 min
  • This Week in Water for November 24, 2019
    The Coal Industry Hid Its Dirt. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
    What did the coal industry know—and when did they know it?
    Report: Millions of Americans lack running water and basic indoor plumbing.
    Climate change threatens 945 dangerous, hazardous waste sites.
    Insects are dying worldwide—and you can do something about it.
    The new employee at an Arkansas water utility is working "pro bone-o."
    7 min
  • This Week in Water for November 17. 2019
    Weather Whiplash Will Get Worse in a Warmer World. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
    Coal mines are releasing millions of tons of methane.
    High pressure "blocking events" are on the increase because of climate change. That could mean more deadly heat waves.
    There's an increased risk of wild weather whiplashing the planet.
    Smart toilets on are on the horizon, and that could benefit your health.
    Three cows survived a hurricane by swimming miles to safety.
    7 min
  • The Dam Nobody Wants Just Won’t Go Away
    The construction of dams on rivers worldwide has stopped the natural flow of sand and silt to the sea—resulting in coastal wetland loss and disappearing beaches—as well as preventing fish from reaching vital spawning grounds. But when the decision is made to remove a dam it can be remarkably challenging. Just ask the people of Ventura, California, who’ve been trying for 20 years—and are not much closer to ditching a dam that supplies no water but packs a lot of downsides—and risk.
    6 min
  • This Week in Water for November 10, 2019
    Will Future Roads Be Paved with Plastic? That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
    A recent Keystone pipeline spill sent nearly 400,000 gallons of heavy tar sands oil into wetlands and it will be nearly impossible to clean up.
    Recycled plastic bags and bottles are being ground up to pave roads.
    Why are gondoliers plunging into the polluted canals of Venice?
    A high proportion of American kids are dehydrated—and that can affect their cognitive abilities.
    Have chronic pain? Take a virtual trip to the Arctic.
    7 min
  • This Week in Water for November 3, 2019
    When It Rains, Plants Panic. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
    In an effort to breathe life into the declining coal industry, the Trump administration wants to further roll back protections for water.
    Plants that were treated with fracking wastewater have weakened immune systems.
    When it's raining, plants send alerts from leaf to leaf.
    Neonicotinoid pesticides have harmed bee populations, aquatic insects, birds—and now fish.
    A proposal to ship water from the Upper Midwest to the Southwest has gone off the rails.
    7 min

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