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12:56am

Mon April 30, 2012
Health, Science, Environment

Today on Your Call: What is happening with the weather?

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On today's Your Call, we’ll have a conversation about changing weather patterns. We have had one of the warmest winters on record including an extended drought in parts of California. Last month was the warmest March on record since 1895, when records were first kept. What’s the link between extreme weather and climate change? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. Extreme weather events are already plaguing the country. What should we expect in the future? It’s Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

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4:26pm

Thu April 26, 2012
Health, Science, Environment

Bald eagles nest in San Mateo County, but no chicks this year

 

Used to be, you had to take one of those Alaskan cruises to be sure of sighting an American bald eagle in the wild, but thanks to vigorous conservation efforts, which have removed the eagle from the Endangered Species List, such sightings are more common now in the Lower 48.  Birders, and many other fans of our national symbol, flocked to San Mateo County to watch these impressive birds do something they hadn’t done there in almost 100 years: build a nest.

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1:00pm

Wed April 18, 2012
Health, Science, Environment

Exposing the Bay Area’s major faults

Credit Courtesy of C.E. Meyer, U.S. Geological Survey / www.usgs.org

In 2011, the world witnessed the devastating effects of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. In 2010, Haiti and Chile experienced their own destructive earthquakes. Last October, two earthquakes struck the Bay Area on the 22nd anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake.

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