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Climate Change & CA Water
An award- winning KQED series exploring the effects of global warming on our water system and all living things that depend on it.
Other Climate Coverage
- NPR: Climate Connections
Covering the causes and effects of global warming as well as the efforts to combat it
- PBS Online NewsHour: The Global Warming Debate
News and educator resources
- New York Times: Global Warming
Coverage and multimedia archive
- BBC News: Climate Change
News, opinion and explanation
- Sacramento Bee: Sierra Warming
News, features, and a blog about global warming's impact on the Sierra
- Nature Reports: Climate Change
Reporting on climate change and its wider implications for policy, society and the economy
- What the Bloggers Are Saying
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KQED's multimedia series providing in-depth coverage of climate-related science and policy issues from a California perspective.
Dec 31, 2008
Global Warming a Tough Sell this Winter
I believe they call it "the tyranny of the present." This is the season of solidarity for climate change contrarians and global warming skeptics.
Dec 31, 2008
Sierra Snowpack Levels Below Normal
The first snow survey of the season reveals that California still has far to go to make up for two years of drought. Teams from the Department of Water Resources found that statewide the water content of the Sierra snowpack is only 3/4 of where it should be this time of year.
The California Report | Tue, Dec 30 2008, 8:50 AM
Snowpack Survey
Teams are heading up to the Sierra this morning for the season's first official snow survey. Preliminary data show that we're off to a slow start with snowfall this season -- and that's crucial to California's water supply.
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Quest | Mon, Dec 22 2008, 8:33 AM
Building Blocks Go Green
Some of the most common building materials including drywall, steel and cement are among the biggest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions. Manufacturing them requires vast amounts of energy. So, several Silicon Valley start-ups are looking for cleaner solutions -- and some of their efforts are drawing major venture capital.
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KQED Radio News | Thu, Dec 18 2008, 5:30 PM
Mark Jacobson -- Powering America with Wind
Mark Jacobson claims the U.S. could power an all-electric vehicle fleet and every home in America -- with only about 100,000 wind turbines. Jacobson, who directs the Atmosphere / Energy program at Stanford University, presented a paper explaining his calculations today at the American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco. We spoke with him before his presentation.
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How You Can Go Green
- Top 10 Tips to Fight Global Warming (National Geographic)
- Calculate Your Carbon Footprint (climatecrisis.net)
- Ideas for Living Green (Yahoo! Green)
- Make Everyday Earth Day (EPA.gov)