
Environment
It’s summer, and it’s hot. On this episode, we get stranded on an urban ‘heat island’ and learn what people are d ...
Air Date: July 28, 2017
Listen 48:51Why heat is central to health in traditional Chinese medicine
For Chinese herbalist and acupuncturist Cara Frank, treating patients boils down to one thing: patterns. “We have a saying i ...
8 years ago
Listen 5:53The biodiversity of heat-loving bacteria in Yellowstone rivals a rainforest
Blue, dark peach, bright red, orange — thermophilic organisms make the hot springs so colorful you’ll want to grab your selfie st ...
8 years ago
Listen 4:29Washington’s wildfire whipped up dangerous ‘weather’
Wildfires can create atmosphere changes around them — making raging infernos even more unpredictable and dangerous. Western Wash ...
8 years ago
Listen 6:53World weather libraries offer historic clues about climate
Whether it’s an especially hot or cold day – or mild or unmemorable one – the weather reports coming through the radio, ...
8 years ago
Listen 5:58Critics worry proposed N.J. ethics law would turn Pinelands into ‘pay-to-play lands’
It may become easier for members of the Pinelands Commission to vote on issues to which they have financial connections, should a proposa ...
8 years ago
Listen 2:24Margate mayor: Aren’t we lucky?
A massive dune building project by the Army Corps of Engineers, one which Margate didn’t want to go ahead at all, is underway on Ma ...
8 years ago
Tackling the heat island problem in concrete jungles
Health issues and energy costs soar when the temperatures rise. It’s a hot day in June when I visit Ledean Durant’s ...
8 years ago
Listen 8:02Pa. voters must hold elected officials accountable on climate protection
It’s been a few weeks since President Trump put partisan politics ahead of the health of future generations with his announcement t ...
8 years ago
On ‘Radio Times:’ Lead-poisoned soil in Philadelphia
Kensington, Fishtown and Port Richmond neighborhoods were once the heart of Philadelphia’s industrial hub. Lead dust emitted from smoke ...
8 years ago
How much lead is hiding in Philly’s former industrial neighborhoods?
The construction boom in the so-called “river wards,” once Philadelphia’s industrial hub, has unleashed a “lurkin ...
8 years ago
South Jersey residents warned to avoid Big Timber Creek until sewage spill dissipates
Officials in Camden County are warning residents to avoid swimming, fishing, or drinking water in Big Timber Creek until about 6 p.m. Mon ...
8 years ago
NOAA: New Jersey will see an increase in nuisance flooding in 2017
For Jersey Shore residents and regular summer visitors, it’s just part of life. Once in a while, even on a still and sunny day, tid ...
8 years ago
With deadline looming, Senators call for revamp of National Flood Insurance system
In a deeply partisan period in Washington, New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez has joined a bi-partisan group of high-profile senators calling f ...
8 years ago
Why the Red Knot bird lives and dies by what happens here
Everything is in place along the Delaware Bay beach on an early late Spring morning. The net is carefully folded, the cannons set at the ...
8 years ago