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H2ORadio episodes

  • This Week in Water for December 16, 2018
    Dr. Seuss Stops a Gas Pipeline. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
    “Our biosphere is being sacrificed so that rich people in countries
    like mine can live in luxury."
    What's in the new Farm Bill?
    Facing backlash about plastic, beverage companies are trying to develop new bottles.
    A critter that thrives in areas of moderate temperature, humidity, and precipitation is invading the U.S.
    "We trust the United States Forest Service to 'speak for the trees,
    for the trees have no tongues.'"
    7 min
  • This Week in Water for December 9, 2018
    Scientists Worry as Four Countries Undermine Climate Talks. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
    Experts are comparing it to a “speeding freight train.”
    This major world city is sinking ten inches a year and has already dropped about ten feet.
    Salt from deicers and fertilizers are creating problems beyond just causing salinity in waterways.
    The Trump administration will propose severe restrictions this week on which bodies of water are covered under the Clean Water Act.
    Gorillas want you to pick up the phone.
    7 min
  • This Week in Water for December 2, 2018
    A New Way to Detect Pipeline Leaks. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
    One pork producer says it's trying to combat climate change by covering hog waste lagoons.
    We may not have as much potable groundwater as we thought.
    There are a range of solutions being considered to save coral reefs—and some are pretty cool—literally.
    Fire hydrants could be used to detect leaks in water systems—using artificial intelligence.
    Seabirds could help researchers develop renewable energy.
    7 min
  • This Week in Water for November 25, 2018
    Chicago Could Have Weather Like Phoenix. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
    The White House is downplaying a new federal report that says the U.S. economy will be damaged by climate change.
    There may be another reason in addition to violence that is causing people to flee Guatemala.
    This group of businesses is suing oil & gas companies over climate change.
    There is a major effort to rescue manatees from the red tide in Florida.
    Whales have earwax, and that's a boon to science.
    7 min
  • This Week in Water for November 18, 2018
    A Rainforest Vine May Stop a Deadly Cancer. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
    The weed killer atrazine is in the tap water of almost 30 million Americans in 28 states.
    There are low-cost—or no-cost—methods that could eliminate 20 percent of the greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S.
    Cape Town, South Africa, is being advised to get rid of some trees in order to increase its water supply.
    When this desert gets rain it devastates a form of life that's lived there for millennia.
    A plant that only grows in jungles of the Congo could hold the key to combating one of the most deadly forms of cancer.
    7 min
  • This Week in Water for November 11, 2018
    Wolves Are Restoring Streams in Yellowstone. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
    Partly Sunny? Partly Cloudy? The forecast for the environment is mixed after the election.
    The effects of climate change are playing out in real time in California.
    In the 1990s elk were eating steam bank willows, causing erosion and damaged waterways—that is, until wolves came back.
    A new study says large-scale hydropower projects in Europe and the U.S. have been disastrous for the environment.
    This is a region you might not expect to be plagued by drought.
    Getting some winks may mean more drinks of not what you think...
    7 min
  • This Week in Water for November 4, 2018
    Making Travel Plans? This Country Is Banning Sunscreen. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
    A study is connecting extreme weather events with changes in the jet stream due to global warming.
    “We are sleepwalking towards the edge of a cliff.”—Mike Barrett of the World Wildlife Fund
    China, Russia, and Norway, blocked efforts last week to create a massive sanctuary five times as large as Germany.
    Some maritime shippers are cheating.
    If you step off a plane in this island nation with the wrong sunscreen after 2019, they will confiscate it.
    Engineers at Iowa State and the University of Florida are working on a way to help farmers manage fertilizers and minimize algal blooms.
    The material in your kitchen countertops may help prevent floods.
    7 min
  • This Week in Water for October 28, 2018
    Trump’s Tariffs May Raise Your Water Bill. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
    There's a major oil spill happening in the Gulf of Mexico that may not stop until the end of the century.
    Using dispersants to clean up oil spills could increase the chance of red tide algal blooms.
    Water bills might go up because of Trump's tariffs.
    A new study found low levels of glyphosate in dog and cat foods.
    Marine mammals change their tune when ships are near.
    These bricks are made with "liquid gold."
    7 min

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