Jan 12
The water that comes out of our taps is a drop in the bucket compared to the water that it takes to make the products and food we buy. Transcript of the Audio Podcast: Tracing your water footprint… …on this CurrentCast. It’s often said that the average American uses eighty to one hundred gallons of …
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Jan 05
If water were currency, glaciers and snowpack would be savings accounts. Transcript of the Audio Podcast: Glaciers and snowpack are water in the bank… on this CurrentCast. Imagine water is currency. Rain is like having cash in your pocket, and it comes and goes. But snowpack is our banking equivalent of a checking account, accumulating …
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Dec 31
California’s drought has dried up wetlands, putting migratory birds at risk. Transcript of the Audio Podcast: California’s drought takes a toll on migrating birds… on this CurrentCast. Each winter, the skies over California’s Central Valley fill with birds. Frisk: “Northern pintail, mallards, gadwall, pacific whitefront geese, Ross’s geese, snow geese. Also sandhill cranes and tundra …
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Dec 30
David Strayer and his colleagues have tracked 25 years of data on the Hudson River. Transcript of the Audio Podcast: Taking the health history of the Hudson River… on this CurrentCast. Ecologist David Strayer and his colleagues at the Carey Institute of Ecosystem Studies have analyzed the Hudson River for decades. Looking at more than …
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Dec 28
More than 70% of Earth’s surface is covered by water, but only a tiny percentage of that is drinkable. Transcript of the Audio Podcast: Water, water, everywhere, but not a drop to drink… on this CurrentCast. Mother Earth has plenty of water. It covers more than 70 percent of the planet’s surface. By far, …
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