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September 25, 2019 | WBUR
Warming Seas Wreak Havoc On The Bering Sea, Once A Productive Fishery
Hal Bernton speaks with Robin Young about the issues fisheries face as ice melts in the Bering Sea.
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August 07, 2019 | WBUR
At the Top of the Amazon Jungle, Scientists Have Their Heads in the Clouds
Researchers are looking at whether global warming will lessen rainfall and dry out the Amazon rainforest. To do so, they climb up in an enormous tower and examine clouds.
November 30, 2017 | WBUR
Slave Trade Sweeps Up Migrants in North Africa
Ben Taub appeared on NPR's On Point to discuss the relationship between the migrant crisis and the African slave trade.
November 03, 2017 | WBUR
Panama Dam Opposed by Indigenous People
Global warming is heating up the planet. One solution is to replace fossil fuels with renewable energy. But low-carbon energy can sometimes create its own problems.
August 16, 2017 | WBUR
What We Can Learn from the French About Fighting Lyme Disease
France is the first country to have a national plan to combat tick-borne diseases. What can we learn from their experience?
January 11, 2017 | WBUR
How Climate Change Is Threatening Tanzania's Coffee Growers
Global warming is heating things up, causing all sorts of problems — including for coffee growers. In northern Tanzania, growers are finding weather conditions increasingly unsuitable.
November 18, 2016 | WBUR
How Researchers in Puerto Rico Are Warming a Forest to Understand Climate Change
We spew billions of tons of CO2 into the air. About half is absorbed by ocean water and plants, slowing warming. But this check on warming might slow. Scientists are heating forests to find out.
November 11, 2016 | WBUR
Marrakesh: Climate Negotiators Respond to Trump Presidency
Negotiators in Morocco are ironing out the details of the Paris climate agreement—and they're coming to grips with what a Trump presidency might mean for it.
August 03, 2016 | WBUR
Stories from the Dangerous Darien Gap
Pulitzer Center grantee Jason Motlagh speaks with WBUR's Sacha Pfeiffer about his reporting in the Darien Gap.
December 10, 2015 | WBUR
Electric Car Sharing Service In Paris Gains Popularity
Some of the 50,000 people attending the Paris climate conference arrive at their meetings by an environmentally-friendly car sharing service called Autolib that started up in city four years ago.
December 04, 2015 | WBUR
How Climate Change Is Affecting French Menus
The French are concerned that global warming could cut the harvest of some of the foods that make French cooking famous.
January 09, 2014 | WBUR
A Look at Working Women in Saudi Arabia
Katherine Zoepf discusses her reporting on Saudi Arabian "Shopgirls" with Here & Now’s Meghna Chakrabarti.