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Nancy Rabalais on impact of Gulf oil spill
Nancy Rabalais said the Gulf of Mexico oil spill of April 2010 will impact sea turtles, fish, crabs, and other wildlife for many years to come.
May 10, 2010
Vicky Pope responds to computer models for climate
If forecasts of weather just days away are often wrong, how can scientists claim to know what climate will be like 50 years out? Vicky Pope responds to critics of computer modeling.
May 10, 2010
Stefan Maus on measuring magnetic north
Stefan Maus and the magnetic north. Does a magnetic compass point to the North Pole? The answer is not exactly. The direction to magnetic north always changes.
May 10, 2010
Can an oil spill really be cleaned up?
Can an oil spill really be cleaned up? "Well, not entirely." Biological oceanographer Nancy Rabalais explains her answer.
May 5, 2010
Thorsten Markus sees Earth’s sea ice thinning
Thorsten Markus uses the ICESat satellite in Earth orbit to track Arctic sea ice. He said that loss of sea ice contributes to global warming.
May 3, 2010
Geoengineering to prevent global warming as last resort
Philip Rasch talks geoengineering, the process by which humans deliberately alter the atmosphere, with an intent to cool it - and counter global warming.
May 3, 2010
2010 earthquake took toll on Haiti’s water
Lane Wood of charity:water talked about the lack of access to clean water after the Haiti earthquake of 2010. Read more about the 2010 earthquake.
April 26, 2010
Is global warming causing more volcanoes?
Science hasn’t revealed any direct correlation between volcanoes and global warming, but it’s possible to visualize a connection.
April 26, 2010
CryoSat-2 satellite to examine Arctic Sea ice
ESA’s CryoSat-2 is designed to collect new insights into the role of ice. Our April 20th mission plan was to underfly the satellite over the Arctic Sea Ice.
April 25, 2010
Global changes point to connections between all things
Global changes are part of everyday life, and are reflected in the interconnections between all things. Read more about our interconnected world.
April 22, 2010
