Could China Now Become a Green Superpower? That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report.

Headlines:

How China could take advantage of Trump’s win and leave the U.S. even further behind on renewable energy.

Biden’s progress on water regulations will likely dry up under Trump.

Why—even with more precipitation—droughts will last longer and cover wider areas.

How gophers brought Mount St. Helens back to life—in one day.

This Week in Water for November 10, 2024

Singing Sand, No. 6 in Kalahari Kaleidoscope by Carol Ann Weaver, a cello/piano suite with vocals composed in Kalahari, S. Af, 2023, (completed in Ontario, Canada 2024). The piece pays tribute to the gentle, rolling sands and dunes of the Kalahari. Concert performance at Grebel/UWaterloo, Canada, Nov. 13, 2024, Mary-Catherine Pazzano, soprano; Ben Bolt-Martin, cello; Carol Ann Weaver, piano. Photo, CAWeaver, Kalahari, 2023.

Singing Sand

It is the late Bronze Age, Ancient Greece. Without warning, the King of one of the less significant Mycenaean states exits the city gates, disappearing into the wilderness beyond. Immediately, the population suffer a prolonged, crippling drought. Months pass. Perhaps the Dark Ages are coming.

This song is based upon an old, post-pub instrumental, ‘Spy for the NCB’.
Originally composed & played by Vic - Guitar, Ron - Bass, Jim - Piano.
From 'Down t'Pit', The Miners
Jim wrote & sang new lyrics and played additional, random piano. Vic programmed the drums and played piano. Vic & Jim produced; Vic mixed and engineered.
Crows provided by MJoyce

The Keele Tapes Vol.3

The Dog Days

in drought an old couple dance for rain, meet flies and a hint of a susurrus of rain.

susurrus of rain - 2024-12-08, 23.15

Ballad of Hollis Brown (Dylan cover)

It's been an up-and-down year for weather and moisture levels in the province.
Rural Roots Canada Meteorologist David Spence took a look back at the different conditions and how they impacted the farms and ranches throughout southern Alberta.

Southern Alberta Farm Weather Year End Part 1

Rural Roots Canada Meteorologist David Spence takes a look back at the different conditions and how they impacted the farms and ranches throughout southern Alberta.

Southern Alberta Farm Weather Year-End Part 2

Rural Roots Canada Meteorologist David Spence took a look back at the different conditions and how they impacted the farms and ranches throughout central Alberta.

Central Alberta Farm Weather Year End Recap

Celeste Saulo has always been fascinated by the weather. Now Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), she is seeing climate breakdown warp global weather systems beyond recognition, with devastating impacts on countless lives and livelihoods.

“We can see how many people are suffering…We can see that people are running out of food, are running out of water, and the real narrative is that this will affect everyone sooner or later.”

The United Nations Secretary General has issued a red alert for the planet after a full decade of record-breaking heat driven by human activity. In this episode, Celeste Saulo reflects on our shared responsibility to future generations, on an emotional meeting with the Pope, and on why she can never give up hope.

 “If you work with youth, you need to have hope, because for me, it's not fair not having hope… We need to work along the lines we believe are better opportunities for them, and we need to engage them, and I would say, to follow them.”

S10-E5: How to save humanity from climate breakdown - Celeste Saulo Secretary-General WMO

How Trump Could Slow the L.A. Recovery. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report.

Headlines:
Some of the “second responders” who will be crucial to rebuild L.A. could be deported.

The U.S. Supreme Court says climate change lawsuits can proceed against oil giants.

A new study says that putting solar panels on reservoirs in the U.S. could generate enough energy to power 100 million homes a year.

Drought makes mosquitoes thirsty for your blood.

This Week in Water for January 19, 2025

I grew up listening to my dad's records in the '70s. Darkness on the Edge of Town, Who's Next, Zep IV. As an '80s teen, I became fascinated by rap music & loved Run DMC, but also consumed significant doses of Metallica. Pretty typical midwestern kid.

In my 20s, I was living in Iowa City, not working because I was just about to move to Santa Fe when my old college friend Michelle Rubin called with a mini-emergency & asked if I could go deliver some newspapers for the weekly ICON. I was busy packing up, but had plenty of time so said "sure". After I'd finished filling the vending machines around town, she handed me a couple tickets to a Paul K show at Gabe's later that night.

I didn't plan to go, but said thanks & went home & got back to packing. But as the evening wore on & I had a few beers, I figured I might as well take a break & go check it out, so I walked downtown.

With all apologies to Mr. K, I don't remember any of the music from that night except for two songs. He introduced them by saying he had just been at the wake for a recently deceased musician named Townes Van Zandt. I'd never heard of the guy before, but those next two cover songs, Lungs & Our Mother the Mountain changed my life. I walked out of there in a daze of wonderment. The universe had just opened up & played me some music that was exactly how I'd always wished music sounded, just didn't know it till right then.

I spent the next couple decades trying to play Townes songs & failing miserably. But the extended accumulation of all that determined failure, mixed in with a penchant for Surrealist poetry, Dylan harmonica, & John Lee Hooker's foot stomping added up to where I'm at right now. A quirky songwriter who mixes in Townes covers, spoken word pieces, & lotsa foot stomping with a little harp now & then. I'm really only just getting started as a performer & recording artist even though I'm in my 50s. Took me a while to put the pieces together, but better late than never!

Band/collective of musicians/non-musicians operating out of Keele University/London 70s/80s

RRC strives to tell unique stories from the agriculture community that show the true roots of the industry. It will also show off new products and ideas from the ever evolving industry.

In recent years, I've become a refugee in the time of covid. I mostly write prose and poetry. I hope to return to reading with music.
My main focus is yoga, meditation and research of Gautama Buddha and health of body and society. I'm creating a yoga centre outside of Oaxaca City to share my discoveries of exploration in this place called 'truth in a pathless landscape', to paraphrase Krishnamurti.

H2O Radio is journalism about water. We follow water wherever it leads us and report on what we find. We interview experts— from engineers and scientists to legislators and politicians in order to get the facts. But we also talk to ordinary folks to ask how water issues affect their lives. Why? Because we're all in this together. This is a conversation about water and our collective water future.

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What does it take to be a United Nations worker in some of the world’s most complex and dangerous places? How are UN humanitarians, human rights advocates, prosecutors, development experts, climate leaders and peacekeepers improving our world? Stationed in all reaches of the world and witness to suffering and atrocities, how are they helping people and coping themselves? 

To find out, Melissa Fleming, UN Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications, meets them.

Here, you will discover extraordinary personal stories from people who devote their lives to helping others.

New tracks tagged #drought