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Science Friday: Hurricanes and Global Warming
Discusses scientific research to determine if hurricanes were becoming more severe as a result of global warming. At that time (2008), they were unable to identify a solid connection but said it could not be ruled out. Aired Apr. 18,...
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Science Friday: Global Climate Change Update
Researchers talk about global climate change, what the science says, the Kyoto Protocol, and what governments need to be doing immediately to help stem the tide of climate change. Aired Nov. 2, 2007 [41:25]
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Science Friday: Climate Change Ups Odds of Heat Waves, Drought
Researchers say heat waves are 20 times more likely today than in the 1960s, due to global warming.
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Science Friday: Greenland's Fast Moving Glacier Speeds Up
An interview with glaciologist Ian Joughin about the Jakobshavn glacier in Greenland, the fastest moving glacier in the world. In 2012, researchers observed that this glacier was speeding up even more, and was traveling at a rate of 150...
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Science Friday: Antarctic Glaciers Moving to the Sea
Glaciers in a remote part of Antarctica appear to be speeding up their slide towards the sea. We'll talk with a researcher trying to figure out why.
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Science Friday: Ancient Dna Offers Clues About Climate Change
What can ancient DNA can tell us about the effects of climate change? Learn how researchers analyzing ice cores drilled deep from beneath Greenland have amplified samples of DNA trapped within the ice and found that Greenland may have...