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  • This Week in Water for November 30, 2025
    Data Centers…in the Sky? That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report.
    Headlines:
    There were protests on the Mexican side of the U.S. border, not over migration but over water.
    COP30 copped out on transitioning away from fossil fuels, so frustrated countries are creating a new conference to accelerate action.
    Researchers are working on building flying data centers—blimps that would operate in the stratosphere to be more sustainable.
    If you had a cherry pie at Thanksgiving, thank a kestrel.
    7 min
  • This Week in Water for November 23, 2025
    Climate Change Is Making Food Less Nutritious. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report.
    Headlines:
    The COP30 climate summit ended without an agreement to phase out fossil fuels.
    The Trump administration announced it will proceed with oil and gas leases off the coasts of Alaska, California, Florida, and in the Gulf of Mexico.
    Climate change is making our food less nutritious—and more fattening.
    Cracking a murder mystery—with flies.
    7 min
  • This Week in Water for November 16, 2025
    Planes Could Soon Run on Garbage. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report.
    Headlines:
    COP30 has been promoted as the “Indigenous peoples’ COP.” Will it deliver?
    States that rely on the Colorado River missed a deadline to divvy up water. Now what?
    Beaver wetlands are creating a buzz.
    How trash—from food and plastics to paper and metals—can fuel your next flight.
    7 min
  • This Week in Water for November 9, 2025
    A Major World City Could Run Out of Water. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report.
    Headlines:
    As the COP30 climate summit got underway in Brazil last week, notably absent were the U.S., China, India and Russia.
    Tehran, Iran could reach “Day Zero” within two weeks—and if no rain falls, the city might need to be evacuated.
    Voters in last week’s election were energized…by their electric bills.
    7 min
  • This Week in Water for November 2, 2025
    How Whales Can Help Humans Live Longer. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report.
    Headlines:
    Hurricane Melissa, which struck the Caribbean last week, was one of the strongest ever in the Atlantic.
    A new study says that heart rates sync up among people fishing together.
    Ranchers are facing a new threat with climate change—black vultures.
    Thanks to bowhead whales, researchers might have solved a puzzle called “Peto’s Paradox.”
    7 min
  • This Week in Water for October 26, 2025
    Your Computer Could One Day Run on Mushrooms. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report.
    Headlines:
    Scientists have calculated the “carbon hoofprint” for every city in America.
    The shiitake mushrooms you enjoy in recipes can also be sustainable ingredients to feed computers.
    Iceland minus ice equals... mosquitoes?
    Researchers working to save coral reefs are feeding them “baby food.”
    7 min
  • This Week in Water for October 19, 2025
    How “Liquid Air” Could Help Solve the Climate Crisis. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report.
    Headlines:
    A major storm that recently hit small communities in western Alaska may have been made worse by Trump administration cuts.
    Good news! Green sea turtles have rebounded and are no longer an endangered species.
    “Liquified air” could be a game changer for getting off fossil fuels faster.
    How billiard balls once helped to save elephants.
    7 min
  • This Week in Water for October 12, 2025
    Suppose They Gave a Coal Auction and Nobody Came. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report.
    Headlines:
    For the first time ever, renewables have overtaken coal as the world’s biggest source of electricity. Trump wants to resuscitate the fossil fuel.
    Data centers are starting to use PFAS gas, worrying scientists about a new source of harmful “forever chemicals.”
    “The Blob” and La Niña have never occurred simultaneously—until now. What does that mean for this winter’s weather?
    7 min
  • This Week in Water for October 5, 2025
    A New Silk Road Through the Arctic. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report.
    Headlines:
    How the government shutdown could leave lasting damage to the environment.
    A cargo ship left China last week along a new “Polar Silk Road”—a route most consider too risky.
    Researchers discover ancient “road signs” that told desert travelers where to find water.
    7 min
  • This Week in Water for September 28, 2025
    Your Dog’s Carbon “Paw Print.” That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report.
    Headlines:
    Global investment in renewable technology grew in the first six months of this year, despite Trump’s efforts to promote fossil fuels.
    A new report says that seven out of nine critical limits for Earth’s health have now been breached.
    Heat waves are now happening in...rivers.
    Do you know your dog’s carbon “paw print”?
    6 min

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