climate-weather Channel
- Wayne Esaias tracks honeybees in changing climate
Jun 29, 2009
Listen to NASA scientist and beekeeper Wayne Esaias talk about using satellites to help understand the impact of climate change on Earth’s ecosystems.
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- Wayne Esais on honeybee behavior
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Jun 29, 2009
In this 8-minute EarthSky’s Clear Voices for Science podcast, biological oceanographer Wayne Esaias talks about using skills honed as a NASA scientist on his current project, collecting and analyzing climate change data as indicated in the behavior of bees.
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- Walter Baethgen prepares farmers for climate extremes
Jun 26, 2009
Listen to Walter Baethgen talk about how global warming could threaten the livelihood of small farmers.
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- Kevin Trenberth says less water flowing in rivers
Jun 25, 2009
Kevin Trenberth talks about why there’s less water flowing through the world’s biggest rivers, and why this decreased flow is a problem.
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- Jerry Melillo: ‘Significant’ climate impact in U.S.
Jun 16, 2009
Listen to a sneak preview of the ‘Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States’ report with Jerry Melillo, a lead author of the report, in this 8-minute EarthSky’s Clear Voices for Science interview.
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- Dev Niyogi on urban sprawl and storm intensity
May 21, 2009
Climatologist Dev Niyogi talks about why a tornado struck downtown Atlanta in 2008, and what could be done in the future to reduce the threat of urban tornadoes.
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Ask the Scientists
- The Gulf Stream keeps coasts warm:
How does the Gulf Stream make areas of Europe – such as the cold west coasts of Ireland and Scotland — far more temperate than other areas at the same latitude?
- Life does best in warm and wet:
Why is it so much easier for life to flourish in warm, wet climates?
- Why isn't the longest day of the year the hottest day?:
Why does the hottest weather of the year lag several weeks behind the longest day of the year?
- Why are oceans salty but rivers and lakes are not?:
Why are the oceans made up of salt water and the rivers and lakes typically fresh water?
- What is a front?:
Every day on the weather they talk about cold fronts and warm fronts. What, actually, is a front?
- Why are some clouds flat on the bottom?:
I have often wondered, why do clouds have a flat bottom and a billowy top? Is this an optical illusion?