Earthsky Interviews

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Mar 15, 2010 - Interviews

Chile earthquake might have shortened Earth’s day, but how?

The massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Chile in February 2010 might have shortened Earth’s day by 1.26 microseconds. An EarthSky Facebook friend asked us how. >>

Mar 15, 2010 - Earth

Mayor Jose ‘Joey’ Torres on preserving New Jersey’s green spaces and historic places

Jose "Joey" Torres is mayor of Paterson, New Jersey. Mayor Torres believes that it's necessary to strike a balance between development and growth, and conservation and preservation. He spoke with EarthSky's Jorge Salazar about how political and civic action can help achieve this goal. >>

Mar 15, 2010 - Earth

Thomas Karl connects extreme weather and climate change

"How climate change will be felt by you is probably going to be through extreme weather and climate events," said Thomas Karl, the director of the world's largest active archive of weather data. >>

Mar 15, 2010 - Biodiversity

Joe Pawlik: ‘Corals in decline, as Caribbean sponge population grows’

Ancient, massive sponges are thriving, and coral reefs are declining, says Pawlik. >>

Mar 15, 2010 - Biodiversity

Rebecca Lewison studies impacts of bycatch on ocean life

Rebecca Lewison studies what happens when long-lived marine populations - such as sea turtles, sea birds and seals - get snared in fishing gear. >>

Mar 15, 2010 - Human World

Chris Mooney on why Americans don’t trust science

The author of the 2009 book, Unscientific America spoke about the reasons behind what he calls American inaction on climate change. >>

Mar 08, 2010 - Energy

Jim Rogers urges US, China energy firms to cooperate on reducing emissions

"I think the most important thing to know is that we need to go to work today to address the issue. This is not going to be cheap, it's going to cost. It's not going to be easy, because every way we generate electricity is going to take advances in technology," says Rogers. >>

Mar 08, 2010 - Energy

Jim Rogers urges US, China energy firms to cooperate on reducing emissions

"I think the most important thing to know is that we need to go to work today to address the issue. This is not going to be cheap, it's going to cost. It's not going to be easy, because every way we generate electricity is going to take advances in technology," says Rogers. >>

Mar 08, 2010 - Water

Carol Turley describes ocean acidification’s impact on marine life

Carol Turley's research confirms that oceans are acidifying from atmospheric CO2, and that changes in ocean chemistry will likely impact marine life. >>

Mar 08, 2010 - Human World

Melissa Finucane on the perception of environmental risks among Pacific Islanders

Melissa Finucane studied how farmers and ranchers in Hawaii perceive and act on environmental risks. >>

Mar 08, 2010 - Earth

Daniel Sigman on learning about our climate’s future from past ice ages

"We use computer models to predict how the world will respond to carbon dioxide additions to the atmosphere from human activities," said Sigman, "and one way of testing them is to apply them to past earth conditions." >>

Mar 08, 2010 - Health

Philip Landrigan says common chemicals might be scrambling hormones’ signals

Certain manmade chemicals - found in everyday objects - might be scrambling our hormones' sensitive signaling, says pediatrician Philip Landrigan. >>

Mar 08, 2010 - Human World

Ben Schwegler leads the science behind Disney theme parks

Dr. Schwegler said that there are thousands of scientists, engineers - and writers and artists - considered to be Disney imagineers. He spoke to EarthSky about the science behind Disney. >>