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How Space Weather Can Make It Rain—or Not. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: The heat wave in Europe was “virtually impossible” without climate change, scientists say. Space weather can alter Earth’s weather within hours.

Got Milk? It Might Have Less Protein and Fat. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: The Trump administration has reversed its decision to dismantle a crucial ocean monitoring network. Human-caused climate change is skimming the amount of protein and fat in milk. The Trump administration’s latest tactic to fight wind energy.

How Water Became the Next Front in the Battle over Abortion. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: The current El Niño could be brutal—not just on land but also in the oceans. A group of Republicans is trying to end access to medical abortion pills such as Mifepristone by alleging they contaminate water. The Trump administration is waiving environmental laws so they can...

The “Flamingo Revolution.” That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: Planned developments by Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump in protected wildlife areas in Albania have sparked massive protests. Could reservoirs on the Colorado River go dry? A new report says yes. A U.S. city has voted to ban data centers—permanently.

We go from the Arctic to Zombies on H2O Radio’s weekly news report, This Week in Water. Headlines: The Arctic Ocean may have crossed a climate tipping point. Water scarcity could undercut U.S. efforts to mine lithium. Climate change will create larger and more damaging hailstones. Scientists accidentally discovered an ocean “zombie.”

A Data Center Turns Water Brown. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: A new data center constructed by Meta in Georgia, is allegedly turning the drinking water of nearby residents brown. Sea level rise is accelerating every year—rising double what it was just two decades ago. How fish can help us avoid sunburn.

Plug-in solar systems have mushroomed across Germany, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as residents scrambled to reduce electricity bills. The DIY panels are illegal in the U.S., but four states have allowed them, as energy prices soar and climate concerns push lawmakers to act.

Another Strait Is Closing. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: The AMOC is running amok and is now more likely to collapse, researchers say. The Southeast has become “ground zero” for some of the worst drought conditions in the country. Goldfish may look harmless and sweet in a fishbowl, but they can take down an entire lake ecosystem should they get loose in the wild...

The War with Iran Is Endangering Marine Life. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: Oil spills caused by airstrikes in the war with Iran could have severe consequences for the rich marine biodiversity in the Persian Gulf. Nearly one in five Americans likely have nitrates in the their tap water, contaminants linked to birth defects and cancer risk. Plant seeds can “hear”...

Hungarians Are Hungry for Climate Action. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: Hungarians repudiated Viktor Orbán and his authoritarian regime. What could his successor, Péter Magyar, mean for the climate? The Bureau of Reclamation will release nearly 670,000 acre-feet of water from Flaming Gorge Reservoir to prop up Lake Powell. The Senate voted to remove a ban on min...

There have been unsettling developments around water, climate, and the environment so far this year. In March, a heat wave that was "impossible without climate change" struck much of the U.S. West. In February, major farming associations warned that without action, there will be a “widespread collapse of American agriculture.” Last week, the “God Squad” moved to open the Gulf of Mexico to oil dril...

How the “God Squad” Could Cause Whales to Go Extinct. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: EPA’s announcement that it will consider microplastics as a drinking water contaminant is being dismissed as a PR stunt. The Trump administration exempted the oil and gas industry from protecting endangered species as the Iran war sends fuel prices soaring. A new kind of power pl...

These Courts Could Challenge Climate Change. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: Utah and Arizona are looking to California’s coastline to solve Colorado River shortfalls. Soils + drought = antibiotic resistance. Oyster shells can help harvest rare earth metals from polluted water. How tennis courts could help us to ace the climate crisis.

How Sea Turtles Record History. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: The record-shattering March temperatures in western North America were “virtually impossible without climate change.” The climate impact of airline flights was reduced by an AI-based forecasting tool that helped pilots prevent contrails. Researchers have turned plastic waste into the most popular drug...

Water as a Weapon of War. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: Desalination plants are becoming targets in the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran—by both sides. Oil-soaked “black rain” fell in Tehran, following airstrikes by the U.S. and Israel on oil depots. Researchers have found a way to create lithium by destroying “Forever Chemicals”—a win-win. Being called a “birdbrai...

Climate change could mean less water for Los Angeles, which currently gets the majority of its supply from Northern California and the Colorado River. But the city has plans to become more resilient—by making what’s old, new again.

You Can’t Have ICE Without Water. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: A plan by ICE to warehouse people doesn’t hold water. Theodore Roosevelt would roll over in his grave if he knew of a new Trump administration plan. Lake Powell on the Colorado River could fall so low later this year it wouldn’t be able to generate hydropower. Three athletes were disqualified at the...

The Endangered “Endangerment Finding” That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: The Trump administration took steps to rescind the “Endangerment Finding”—the basis for regulating tailpipe and smokestack pollution. There was no love lost between Upper and Lower Basin states of the Colorado River as the Valentine’s Day deadline passed. Forecasters say we could see a shift fro...

A “Widespread Collapse of American Agriculture”? That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: U.S. agriculture leaders are fed up with “bellicose rhetoric and chaotic trade policies” decimating the American farm economy. A new study says flawed economic models are underestimating the impact of the climate crisis, which could crash global finances. Congress cut in half the plan...

The U.S. Government Is Being Sued…for Murder. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: The U.S. government is being sued under the “Death on the High Seas Act.” Governors of the Colorado River Basin met in Washington, DC, and were urged to find some love for each other by Valentine’s Day. Like flying safely? Thank NCAR—while you can.

What Trump May Want from Greenland Beyond Minerals. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: Trump might be coveting Greenland for something in addition to its mineral wealth. The Trump administration is speeding up permits for seabed mining. Another reason to be cautious about mining the sea floor? It might contain “dark oxygen.” How “Making America Healthy Again” may mak...

How Environmental Damage Fueled Iran’s Protests. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: Anger over the economic and political situation in Iran has fueled widespread protests, but environmental disasters also ignited the dissent. The governors of the seven states in the Colorado River Basin have been summoned to Washington, DC, to negotiate an agreement. News about Green...

Fighting Fire with Sound—No Water Required. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: President Trump pulled the U.S. out of 66 international organizations and agreements, including ones to combat climate change and address the oceans, seabed, and renewable energy. A new study has found that Earth’s oceans are now the hottest they’ve ever been since measurements began in 19...

Revenge Scorn—Trump Cancels a Water Pipeline in Colorado. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: President Trump vetoed a clean water project in Colorado that had been approved unanimously by the House and the Senate. Earth’s clouds are shrinking. A bad sign for climate change? Sparrows in California changed their beaks during COVID lockdowns, only to change them back wh...

Some in the West Pay High Prices for Water, while Others Get It for Free. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: The U.S. has tanked a UN roadmap report meant to combat climate change, protect biodiversity, and end the use of plastics. A new study from UCLA says cities in the West pay vastly more for water than districts that supply agriculture. The world has come togeth...