SciFri Radio: Climate

SciFri Radio: Climate Policy Who's Who
We get the forecast for domestic climate change policy in the months ahead.

SciFri Radio: Warming in the Arctic
New research looks at the effects of climate change on Arctic species.

SciFri Radio: Engineering Earth's Climate Could Be Dangerous
Geoengineering could cool the Earth a few degrees, but with what consequences?

SciFri Radio: Wind Energy Potential
A new report says wind turbines have the potential to supply all the world's energy needs.

SciFri Radio: Flotsametrics
What can floating debris teach researchers about the world's oceans? We'll talk with the author of a new book about the data to be learned from...

SciFri Radio: Obama, Congress, and Climate Change
We'll get an update on the prospects for US policy dealing with climate change. Will the government be able to make progress on climate change...

SciFri Radio: NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco
Earlier this month, Jane Lubchenco was confirmed as the administrator of NOAA. We'll talk with her this hour.

SciFri Radio: Citizen Science: Tracking Climate Change
A consortium of researchers is asking the public to help track signs of a changing climate.

SciFri Radio: Largest Snake
Researchers have found fossil remains of a species of snake that they say weighed 2500 pounds, and grew to 45 feet long.

SciFri Radio: 2008 Science News In Review
What were the biggest science stories of 2008 - and which flew under the radar? Ira and a panel of journalists look back on the year in science.

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SciFri Videos: Climate

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Video: AAAS Video: Oceans Broadcast
With global warming, over-fishing and pollution, are the oceans doomed? Ira and guests discuss what can be done to turn the tides at the annual...

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Video: A Library Of Mud
Dig into the world's largest collection of ocean sediments. Peter deMenocal, a marine geologist at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, and Rusty...

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Video: Lasers, Glowing Dye Illuminate Jellyfish
John Dabiri, bioengineer at Caltech, has developed new techniques for studying the motion of aquatic animals. In a recent study in the journal...


SciFri Newsbriefs: Climate

Newsbrief: Can't see the Tundra for the Trees
A study in Canada revealed that the tundra is shrinking in response to global warming.

Newsbrief: US Mortality Likely To Rise As Climate Changes
Increases in extreme hot weather due to global warming may lead to increased mortality. Which cities will be hit hardest?

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