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Rising Tide #71 – NOAA’s Rick Spinrad works from the Sun to the Sea
Read more: Rising Tide #71 – NOAA’s Rick Spinrad works from the Sun to the SeaUndersecretary of Commerce Dr. Rick Spinrad, Administrator of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) talks with us about his responsibilities from the surface of the sun to the bottom of the sea. He discusses NOAA’s varied resources and people working for our public seas plus ongoing challenges including sea level rise, overfishing and ocean…
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Rat killers in paradise: An eradication program remakes a tropical atoll
Read more: Rat killers in paradise: An eradication program remakes a tropical atollThe black-and-white motion-triggered video looks like an outtake from a cheap horror movie: A handful of rats circle a smooth, platter-sized mound of sand. Suddenly a sea turtle hatchling appears, digging out of the nest. A rat grabs it by its head and quickly drags it off-camera. A second hatchling is snatched by another rat,…
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Rising Tide #70 – “Who hears the Fishes When they Cry?” Carrie Wall!
Read more: Rising Tide #70 – “Who hears the Fishes When they Cry?” Carrie Wall!Henry David Thoreau asked the question in an 1849 book. Actually, fish are more likely to hum and croak according to Dr. Carrie Wall, NOAA Fisheries Acoustic Archivist at the University of Colorado. Carrie not only studies and collects the sounds of fish – she knows how to imitate them. In our version of NPR’s…
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Rising Tide #69 – Alexandra Morton vs. the Salmon Farms
Read more: Rising Tide #69 – Alexandra Morton vs. the Salmon FarmsIn this episode we talk with Alexandra Morton, who’s been called the Jane Goodall of Canada. After spending years studying the language of resident Orcas along a remote stretch of British Columbia she turned her attention to the salmon farms that displaced the Orcas and harmed the wild salmon they feed on. Morton discusses Orcas,…
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Get Ready for the Post-Legislative Phase of the Climate Battle
Read more: Get Ready for the Post-Legislative Phase of the Climate BattleBiden’s Inflation Reduction Act came decades too late to stop climate change impacts this century. What now? In October, Nigeria, with over 600 dead and close to 1.5 million displaced, joined a growing list of nations, including Pakistan, Thailand, and Australia, that have recently experienced unprecedented flooding linked to climate change. Floods, droughts, wildfires, heat waves,…
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