WFHB Bloomington Community Radio
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HEADLINES
Station WYHI (Terre Haute) reports bee populations are declining. More than half of the bat species in the United States are in severe decline or listed as endangered. And international scientists recently announced the monarch butterfly is perilously close to extinction.
—Norm Holy
A new study from the First Street Foundation has shown the coming development of what it called an extreme heat belt across much of the country, including Indiana. With that heat belt, the heat index, which indicates how the air feels from the combination of air temperature and relative humidity, could reach a 125 degrees Fahrenheit for at least one day a year by 2053.
—Linda Greene
A fast-growing wildfire, named the McKinney Fire, has grown to more than 52,000 acres in just two days since the beginning of August, becoming California’s largest wildfire in 2022. Two people have been reported dead and nearly 3,000 residents have been asked to evacuate.
—Norm Holy
Several Native American tribes are clashing with the federal government over a proposed lithium mine at Thacker Pass, Nevada, which the tribes consider an important sacred site that has cultural, religious and ceremonial significance. The tribes oppose the mine.
—Linda Greene
The New York Times reports that a team of scientists has found a cheap, effective way to destroy so-called forever chemicals, a group of compounds that pose a global threat to human health.
—Norm Holy
This summer has hit Europe hard with heat waves and drought, and there’s no better gauge for the extremity of the situation than the Swiss Alps, where glaciers have been melting at an unprecedented pace.
—Norm Holy
Climate change skeptics frequently cite the 140 year record of global temperatures as too brief to prove that atmospheric carbon dioxide is a factor in defining climate. How about climate over the last 400 million years?
—Norm Holy
A local group of the global climate activists calling themselves the Extinction Rebellion has been busy filling the holes in golf courses in southern France with cement to protest golf courses’ exemption from a water ban that has resulted from France’s severe drought.
—Linda Greene
Researchers published results in the journal Phys/Org showing that Africa’s migratory birds are threatened by changing weather patterns in the center and east of the continent that have depleted natural water systems and caused a devastating drought.
—Norm Holy
According to The New York Times, for decades, scientists have pursued a tantalizing possibility for bolstering food supplies and easing hunger for the world’s poorest: improving photosynthesis, the biological process in plants that sustains nearly all life on Earth.
—Norm Holy
Inside Climate Change reports that U.S. consumers are expected to save money on their electricity bills under the nation’s first comprehensive climate law—perhaps more than $200 billion over the next decade, economists project. Even utilities are talking about eased prices at the same time they are detailing new clean energy investments.
—Norm Holy
Now a new study shows that the happiness people experience inside urban parks is comparable to the happiness people experience on holidays like New Year’s Day and Christmas.
—Norm Holy
CALENDAR
| Take a hike on the Trail 3 Hike at Spring Mill State Park on Saturday, August 27th, from 9 to 10 am. Meet Tony at the Twin Caves parking lot. On the hike you will learn about and see some plants that used to have or were thought to have medicinal value. The trail is partially rugged. |
| An Upcycled Speakers program is scheduled for Sunday, August 28th, from 10 to 11:30 am at the Paynetown State Recreation Area at Monroe Lake. Drop by the Campground Playground to make a simple speaker for a smart phone out of upcycled materials. You will also get ideas for how to upcycle and reuse items before discarding them. |
| Learn how to get back into your canoe or kayak at the Kayak Recovery Workshop at the Paynetown State Recreation Area at Monroe Lake on Sunday, August 28th at 1:30 pm. The workshop is for people who have basic kayaking skills but are uncomfortable with how to handle an accidental capsize. Plan to get wet and spend time in the water. Register at bit.ly/kayakrecovery-8-28-2022. |
| Learn how to identify an owl by its call at the Owl Calls program at the Paynetown State Recreation Area at Monroe Lake on Friday, September 2nd from 7:30 to 8:30 pm. Meet at the Activity Center in the Amphitheater. You will look at images of owls and then listen to its call. You will also get to see real owl wings and feet. |
