H2O Radio

18/11/2024

Nov 17 edition This Week in Water:

https://h2oradio.org/this-week-in-water/what-trumps-nominees-portend-for-the-environment

The COP climate conferences are “no longer fit for purpose,” experts say.

Who is Lee Zeldin, Trump’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency?

Who is Doug Burgum, Trump’s pick to lead the Department of the Interior?

Could “Chonkus” save humanity from climate change?

11/11/2024

Nov 10 edition This Week in Water:
http://h2oradio.org/this-week-in-water/could-china-now-become-a-green-superpower
How China could take advantage of Trump’s win and leave the U.S. even further behind on renewable energy.

Biden’s progress on water regulations will likely dry up under Trump.

Why—even with more precipitation—we will probably have increased drought.

How gophers brought Mount St. Helens back to life—in one day.

04/11/2024

Nov 1 edition This Week in Water:
https://h2oradio.org/this-week-in-water/ratting-out-traffickers

Climate change might have ratcheted up the gota fría that produced extreme rainfall in the region around Valencia, Spain.

Plastic on beaches can now be seen from space.

Poison…or panacea? How a tiny aquatic fern could feed the world.

They have names like Attenborough, Teddy, and Thoreau—and like their namesakes, they are conservationists—only with tails.

27/10/2024

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27/10/2024

Oct. 27 edition This Week in Water:
https://h2oradio.org/this-week-in-water/could-this-group-of-voters-decide-the-election Below are the headlines from H2O Radio’s weekly newscast.

Countries could come close to meeting the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement—unfortunately they are not following through on pledges.

Earth’s water cycle is out of balance for the first time in human history.

Dolphin breath contains microplastics.

Could climate change change the outcome of the election?

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21/10/2024

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21/10/2024

Oct. 20 edition This Week in Water:
Sharks or Saboteurs. What Could Bring Down the Internet?

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13/10/2024

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13/10/2024

October 13 edition THIS WEEK in WATER:
https://h2oradio.org/this-week-in-water/your-toothbrush-is-a-laboratory

Despite devastating wildfires and hurricanes, people are moving to areas prone to climate disasters.

A new national marine sanctuary has been designated off the California coast—and is the first nominated by a tribe.

It’s been dubbed a “floating megabomb,” and some are speculating it’s a Trojan horse.

The next breakout antibiotic might be a virus living on your toothbrush.

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06/10/2024

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06/10/2024

Oct. 6 edition This Week in Water:
https://h2oradio.org/this-week-in-water/is-it-fluorides-last-ride

Climate change may have caused 50 percent more rain to fall over parts of Georgia and the Carolinas during Hurricane Helene.

Californians will soon be able to recycle their clothes instead of sending them to landfills.

Fluoride in drinking water may no longer be as effective as it once was, researchers say.

Want to protect your kids' eyesight? Tell them to go outside and play.

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29/09/2024

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29/09/2024

Sept. 29 edition This Week in Water:
https://h2oradio.org/this-week-in-water/a-silver-tsunami-is-hitting-the-water-industry

A new report out last week diagnoses planet Earth as being in critical condition.

The EPA says a “silver tsunami” is hitting water utilities as experienced workers retire at an escalating rate.

If an island nation is swallowed by the sea because of global warming, is it still a country? Technically, no, but that could change.

For mosquitoes, CBD could be a total downer.

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15/09/2024

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15/09/2024

Sept. 15 edition of This Week in Water:
https://h2oradio.org/this-week-in-water/what-caused-a-650-foot-tsunami

For a year, scientists had been perplexed by a “USO.” Now, that mystery has been solved.

Summer storms in cities are more intense and frequent than in rural areas—and now we know why.

There’s growing concern about a chemical you’ve probably never heard of and it’s found almost everywhere.

Researchers have identified a potential new cosmetic ingredient that could reduce wrinkles and age spots—fish guts.

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