Short Wave

Where are the whales? Scientists find clues thousands of miles away


Listen Later

Endangered North Atlantic right whales are disappearing from their native waters, a serious danger for a species with only 340 animals left. The mystery behind this change took NPR's climate reporter Lauren Sommer 2,000 miles away to the world's second-largest ice sheet, sitting on top of Greenland.

On today's episode, Lauren takes Short Wave co-host Emily Kwong on an expedition to Greenland's ice sheet and then to the Gulf of Maine to break down the ripple effects of climate change.

Reach the show by emailing [email protected].

Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NPR Privacy Policy
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Short WaveBy NPR

  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7

4.7

6,199 ratings


More shows like Short Wave

View all
TED Radio Hour by NPR

TED Radio Hour

22,024 Listeners

Radiolab by WNYC Studios

Radiolab

43,971 Listeners

Freakonomics Radio by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

Freakonomics Radio

32,156 Listeners

Planet Money by NPR

Planet Money

30,650 Listeners

Hidden Brain by Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam

Hidden Brain

43,767 Listeners

Science Vs by Spotify Studios

Science Vs

12,177 Listeners

Science Friday by Science Friday and WNYC Studios

Science Friday

6,352 Listeners

Up First from NPR by NPR

Up First from NPR

56,456 Listeners

The Indicator from Planet Money by NPR

The Indicator from Planet Money

9,516 Listeners

Throughline by NPR

Throughline

16,241 Listeners

Life Kit: Health by NPR

Life Kit: Health

419 Listeners

Life Kit by NPR

Life Kit

4,489 Listeners

Consider This from NPR by NPR

Consider This from NPR

6,390 Listeners

Unexplainable by Vox

Unexplainable

2,304 Listeners

The Economics of Everyday Things by Freakonomics Network & Zachary Crockett

The Economics of Everyday Things

1,675 Listeners