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Charles Rice on whether soil could speed Earth’s warming
Soil can help warm or cool the Earth - depending on how we manage it. according to microbiologist Charles Rice.
April 19, 2009
Climate scientists: Avoidable and unavoidable impacts
Climate scientists - and Stephen Schneider of Stanford - spoke about avoidable and unavoidable climate impacts. Schneider said we have to get on with the job.
April 16, 2009
Is geoengineering a scary or sensible solution?
Geoengineering is intentionally altering Earth's climate. But creating a means to cool down the climate - even temporarily - is fraught with potential for unintended consequences.
April 13, 2009
Tsunamis No one can precisely predict the next one
Oceanographer Eddie Bernard said progress has been made in understanding tsunamis since the one that struck southeast Asia in 2004. But, he said, the science of predicting earthquakes is still unreliable.
April 13, 2009
Climate help by limiting carbon emissions
Limiting carbon emissions might lead to economic opportunities, said Carnesale of U.S. National Academy of Sciences committee on America's Climate Choices.
April 8, 2009
Climate study to help determine U.S. policy
National Academy of Sciences president Ralph Cicerone talks about America's choices in response to climate change and how it will impact everyone.
April 6, 2009
Earthquake vigilance is very important
Kathleen Tierney of the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado talks about what you can do to be prepared if you live in an earthquake-prone area.
April 2, 2009
Amazon smoke slows formation of clouds, rainfall
Listen to atmospheric scientist Ilan Koren talk about the effects of man-made forest fires on weather in the Amazon basin and Amazon smoke.
March 29, 2009
Clearing up climate change misconceptions
Kudos to a journalist who debunked climate change myths and explained climate change facts.
March 27, 2009
Oceans keep Europe warm by Paul Baker
Baker said a slowdown of ocean circulation, caused by global warming, could mean less heat brought by the oceans to Earth's high latitudes. And that means, in a warming world, Europe could get cold.
March 25, 2009
