Climate
Fish Earbones Provide a Rare Glimpse into the Past and Future of Fisheries
Archiving artifacts from the sea, a natural history museum preserves precious data for scientists.
Post on May 23, 2013 by Cathy Britt from QUEST Northwest
The Future of Water
Freshwater expert Sandra Postel reveals how water is destined to become our most precious resource— and the impact of your personal water footprint.
Post on May 21, 2013 by Andy Soth from QUEST Wisconsin
Thinking Like a Pirate – or a Scientist
New understandings about how scientists think inspire changes in school science standards.
Post on May 16, 2013 by Clancy J. Wolf from QUEST Northwest
Are Doughnuts Destroying Forests?
A conversation with a forestry expert reveals doughnuts as unlikely contributors to global deforestation.
Post on May 14, 2013 by David Huppert from QUEST North Carolina
Next Meal: Engineering Food
Are the benefits of genetically engineered foods worth the risks? This half-hour QUEST Northern California special explores the pros and cons of genetically engineered crops, and what the future holds for research and regulations.
Video on May 07, 2013 by Gabriela Quirós from QUEST Northern California
Grappling with Rising Tides
Climate change and rising tides are predicted to take a toll on our shoreline areas in the Bay Area. Find out more about last winter's King Tides and what actions are underway to help plan for future sea level rise.
Post on Apr 26, 2013 by Sharol Nelson-Embry from QUEST Northern California
A New "Rosetta Stone" Tropical Ice Core
The climate record from the Peruvian glacier Quelccaya is as near to perfect as we can get.
Post on Apr 04, 2013 by Andrew Alden from KQED Science
How Flooding Fields Could Alleviate Water Supply Stress
A new approach to small-scale water "banking" could relieve stress on both the water supply and levees in California's San Joaquin Valley.
Audio Report on Mar 29, 2013 by Sasha Khokha from KQED Science
San Jose's Green Vision Helps Spur Silicon Valley Economic Growth
San Jose is trying to lead the country in clean tech innovation. So how is the city doing?
Audio Report on Mar 15, 2013 by Alison van Diggelen from KQED Science
Aboard the Tugnacious With Dr. Doom
The scientist dubbed “Dr. Doom” for his dire pronouncements about California's Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is retiring after 33 years working on the troubled ecosystem that's central to California's water supply.
Audio Report on Mar 01, 2013 by Craig Miller from KQED Science
Thousands March To Curb Climate Change
Tens of thousands of people join rallies in Washington DC and San Francisco to urge action on climate change.
Post on Feb 17, 2013 by Andrea Kissack from KQED Science
Sierra Club Director: Time to Take Climate Action to the Streets
For the first time in the Sierra Club's 120-year history, its national head was arrested for an act of civil disobedience. It signals a new, more aggressive stance for the organization spawned by John Muir.
Audio Report on Feb 15, 2013 by Craig Miller from KQED Science
San Francisco a Test Case for Coping with Rising Seas
Under a strategy known as "managed retreat," San Francisco gets ready to let the ocean reclaim a cherished stretch of Pacific coastline.
Audio Report on Feb 01, 2013 by Molly Samuel from KQED Science
Who Gets the Cash for Energy Upgrades from Prop 39?
In November, California voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition 39, closing a corporate tax loophole and using the savings to create the largest state energy efficiency initiative in the country. Now the debate over how to use the money begins.
Audio Report on Jan 25, 2013 by Rachel Dornhelm from KQED Science
Climate Threat to Dams Overlooked by Regulators
Hydropower provides a good chunk of California's electricity. It relies on a balance of heavy snow in the winter and heavy runoff in the spring. Climate change threatens to throw that balance out of whack, a problem the government isn't examining.
Audio Report on Jan 11, 2013 by Molly Samuel from KQED Science
Scientists More Outspoken on Exteme Weather-Climate Links
One of the giants of climate science talks about extreme weather…and trashes California's plan to cut emissions.
Audio Report on Dec 21, 2012 by Craig Miller from KQED Science
Can Earth Survive Without Scientist-Citizens?
Last summer, a group of top scientists warned that our penchant for growth and consumption may be pushing earth toward an irreversible tipping point. The days when scientists could share their results with just their colleagues are over, says NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco. It's time for scientists to help solve our "wicked problems."
Post on Dec 12, 2012 by Liza Gross from QUEST Northern California
Growing Pains for California's Electric Car Charging Network
KQED Science explores the growing pains of building an electric car charging network and the fledgling new industry rising up to meet the challenge.
Audio Report on Nov 30, 2012 by Alison van Diggelen from KQED Science
So How Much Does Carbon Cost?
Now we have a first glimpse of how California's experiment in carbon trading is working out. The state's first auction of industrial permits for greenhouse gases actually happened last week–but results were released on Monday.
Post on Nov 19, 2012 by Craig Miller from KQED Science
China’s ‘Gridlock’ May Slow Conversion to Clean Energy
California and China share the challenge of updating their power grids for the new age of clean energy. But China's task would appear to be–um–bigger.
Post on Nov 16, 2012 by Marjorie Sun from KQED Science
