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Climate Change Is Making the Earth Less Bright. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water. Headlines: The development of new life-saving antibiotics from ocean plants and animals could be threatened by seabed mining. Warming oceans have fewer bright clouds—and that's making the Earth dimmer. October 1 was International Coffee Day, but a lot of the buzz was about the rising...

How the “Johnny Appleseed” of the Ocean Is Fighting Climate Change. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water. Headlines: The Colorado River could lose some of its hydropower. There is hopeful news ahead of COP26—the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties—which is just weeks away. After record hot temperatures this summer, the Biden administration is moving to pro...

Has the Paris Climate Agreement Been Submarined? That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water. Headlines: The relationship between China and the U.S. is growing colder as the earth warms. The "black summer" in Australia had an enormous impact on a distant ocean. The Stay Lit initiative will turn neighborhood restaurants into community power hubs during disasters. Udderly amazi...

How Wildfire Burn Scars Create Thunderstorms. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water. Headlines: Following Hurricane Ida, many Louisiana residents still lack running water and the Coast Guard is investigating hundreds of oils spills in the Gulf. Burn scars from wildfires have several characteristics that can fuel intense thunderstorms. Scientists have found a way to take...

No Fluke, Whales Walked on Land. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water. Headlines: There's drought in other parts of the U.S. besides the West. Residents in Northern California are getting treated wastewater delivered by truck to keep trees and shrubs alive. Can shippers contain the amount of pollutants spewed by container ships? This walking whale was named for the Egy...

COVID-19 Leads to Water Cutbacks in Florida. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water. Headlines: COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are rising in Florida, and now the crisis is affecting water supplies. The federal government declared the first-ever water shortage for the Colorado River. While the Southwest suffers from a lack of precipitation, rain fell in a place where...

The Difference Between Green and Blue Hydrogen—and Why You Should Care. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water. Headlines: As dire as the IPCC report is for the climate, there's an optimistic takeaway on how catastrophe can be avoided. "Blue Hydrogen" is promoted by the oil & gas industry as clean energy, but a new report says it's worse than burning coal. Wildfires ragi...

A Crucial Ocean System Is at Risk. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water. Headlines: New research says an ocean system critical to global weather is becoming unstable and could collapse. One of California’s largest hydroelectric plants has been shut down for the first time in its history. Fires are becoming harder to fight because of what happens during the night. In ad...

How “Botanical Sexism” Affects Your Allergies. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water. Headlines: Utah's governor wants to cut the grass in the state, as the drought worsens in the West. Democrats plan to emulate the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) of the 1930s to combat climate change. City planners might be to blame for aggravating your seasonal allergies. Guerrillas...

It Could Spell Trouble When This Stream Gets Wavy. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water. Headlines: When the jet stream becomes wavy with large omega-shaped curves, meteorologists worry. In the fight to rid the oceans of microplastics, mussels might be the next weapon. Your smartphone may soon be able to tell you if water is safe to drink. Catch a (tropical storm) wave...

What the Moon’s Wobble Means for Coastlines. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water. Headlines: A month’s worth of rain fell in 24 hours in parts of Germany. Was climate change to blame? Historic landfills that contain PCBs are ticking time bombs, scientists warn. By the mid-2030s, higher sea levels will be amplified by the moon's wobble. The EPA allowed oil companies to...

A Toilet That Pays People to Use It. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water. Headlines: Excessive heat continued to grip the West, where over 30 million people were under either an excessive heat warning or advisory. Extreme high temperatures in Canada caused over one billion sea creatures to die. La Niña conditions could bring wet and cool weather to the Northwest but d...

Could There Be a Mask Mandate...for Cows? That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water. Headlines: Climate change and extreme drought led to the record-setting "heat dome" in the western U.S. and Canada last week. According to a new report, American cities lack "tree equity." As drought deepens in the West, for the first time ever, anglers are being asked to limit fishing on a...

Climate Change Is Driving Plant Die-Offs in the Desert. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water. Headlines: A new infrastructure bill could be the largest investment in clean drinking water and wastewater in American history. Drought in parts of Montana has led to a plague of grasshoppers. Vegetation is disappearing in desert ecosystems already on the edge of habitability...

Water-Guzzling Data Centers Are Being Built in the Arizona Desert. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water. Headlines: Severe drought in the West is increasing the risk of electricity shortages, as water levels needed to generate hydropower fall. Mesa, Arizona, recently approved a massive new computer data center, which will require over one million gallons of water a day...

Starting in the late 1950s, nearly everything but the kitchen sink was put in the ocean off the Southern California coast to promote sportfishing and recreational diving. It may sound like dumping, but initially there was serious science behind it.

Yellow Is The New Green. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water. Headlines: This state is telling residents that when it comes to their landscapes, they need only "to survive not thrive." The Biden administration moves to expand protections for waterways. Biden officials won’t allow roads or development in the Tongass National Forest, one of the world’s largest intact te...

Many of the World’s Lakes Are in Trouble. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water. Headlines: Drought in the West leads one governor to ask residents to pray for rain. The Biden administration suspends some drilling leases in Alaska but supports a fossil fuel project in a separate sensitive Arctic landscape. In an alarming trend, freshwater lakes are losing oxygen at a ra...

As Drought Worsens, The Feds Turn Off the Tap. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water. Headlines: It’s shaping up to be the worst water crisis in generations, as severe drought stretches from Canada to Mexico. Because of the drought, young Chinook salmon, which normally swim downstream to the Pacific Ocean, are making the journey by truck. A rule meant to curb air pollut...

Bees Stick Out Their Tongues to Detect COVID-19. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water. Headlines: The official "normal" temperature across the U.S. is now one degree hotter than it was 20 years ago. Two new reports say catastrophic sea level rise can be avoided—but only if we act quickly. Biden's "America the Beautiful" initiative could redefine U.S. conservation as we...

Wild Horses Survive in the Desert by Digging Wells. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water. Headlines: Barrels found off the coast of California expose what has long been suspected—industries have treated the ocean as a cheap alternative to landfills. Herds of wild horses and donkeys roam deserts and dig wells to get water to benefit themselves and other species. Contain...

What Wildfire Smoke Could Do to Your Skin. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water. Headlines: Wildfire smoke can damage the largest organ of the human body—skin. Of the thousands of miles of oil and gas pipelines running through the Gulf of Mexico, almost none of them are checked for leaks. Trump’s unfinished border wall is worrying communities along the Rio Grande. "Piz...

China Tells Japan, “If It's Safe, Drink It.” That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water. Headlines: Japan announced it will gradually release wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean, sparking criticism. A simple solution for sea level rise is being thrown away. There's white paint—and then there's "new ultra-white paint"—and it can cool build...

Corporations Join Environmentalists to Protect the Ocean. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water. Headlines: Four major corporations that could profit from deep-sea mining now support a temporary ban. In the West, the length of time between rainstorms has become longer and annual rainfall has become less predictable. More snow is melting in the West before the traditiona...

Climate Change Is Taking a Bite Out of Agriculture. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water. Headlines: People think climate change is a distant problem, but it’s already eating away at the world’s food supply. There's a natural way to turn back the clock on ocean acidification. Scientists have detected a toxin called "Very Fast Death Factor" in the air near ponds with al...