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WEBH2O Radio. More. A New Report Diagnoses Planet Earth to Be in Critical Condition. The month of September has been very wet in parts of the world. Europe was inundated by Storm... More >>. Experienced Water Industry Workers Are Retiring at an Escalating Rate. The Environmental Protection Agency is calling it a “silver tsunami.”.
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WEBH2O Radio Is Sound Journalism About the Planet. Water is life. It covers nearly three-quarters of our planet, yet fresh drinking water is under threat from climate change, contamination, and ecosystem destruction. In 2013, (396.74 ppm CO2) Jamie Sudler and Frani Halperin saw a dearth of radio content about water —and much of it was dry— so ...
What Caused a 650-Foot Tsunami? - H2O Radio
WEBSep 15, 2024 — Now, we have an answer. An international team of scientists, including seismologists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography has concluded that a mountaintop in eastern Greenland collapsed into the sea and triggered a mega-tsunami about (200 meters) 650 feet tall. The giant wave rocked back and forth inside the narrow Dickson Fjord, generating seismic waves that reverberated through Earth’s ...
A “Silver Tsunami” Is Hitting the Water Industry | H2O Radio
WEB1 day ago — The Environmental Protection Agency is calling it a “silver tsunami.”. Many water utilities across the country are losing experienced workers at an escalating rate as baby boomers retire. Professionals who work to provide safe drinking water and who handle waste and stormwater are aging out and, as Michigan Public reports, finding young ...
Everything Everywhere All at Once - H2O Radio
WEBThe approval of the Willow project has some people challenging the idea that Joe Biden is the “environmental president.” This past week, the administration took some steps that may help him reclaim that title. On March 21, 2023, in an effort to protect federal land, the Biden administration announced the establishment of two new monuments—the Avi Kwa Ame National Monument in Nevada and ...
Kicking the Salt Habit - H2O Radio
WEBTwo sobering reports on global warming were released last week, warning that the planet is heating up faster than previously forecast. One report is about our “carbon budget”—the amount of carbon we can burn and still have a 50-50 chance of limiting global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels, which was the goal of the Paris Agreement set in 2015.
Did Climate Change Sink a Superyacht? | H2O Radio
WEBAug 25, 2024 — Seven people died last week when a $40 million superyacht, the Bayesian, sank after being hit by a violent storm and a waterspout off the coast of Sicily.A fisherman who was on shore and saw the storm told the Guardian that, at about 4 a.m., a mini-tornado arrived. It swept chairs and tables out to the harbor, and a …
A New Twist in the Climate Change Story | H2O Radio
WEBApr 9, 2023 — The National Weather Service said that during the snowmelt runoff season, Lake Powell, the second largest reservoir on the river, is forecast to get more than 170 percent of the annual average amount of water since 1993. Currently, Lake Powell is at about 23 percent capacity and Lake Mead is at 28 percent. The recent snow and rain will help to keep generators in dams turning for now on the ...
Could This Discovery Be a Climate Game Changer? | H2O Radio
WEBNov 12, 2023 — Although hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe, harnessing it is involved because it’s usually part of another compound—think H2O where two hydrogen atoms hang out with one oxygen atom to make water, or methane, which is CH4.. There are different ways to produce hydrogen that are color coded, ranging from dirtier methods like “grey hydrogen” that uses coal or gas and ...