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624-In Coming

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

Recently my Catalina Sky Survey teammate Greg Leonard was asteroid hunting with our 60 inch telescope on Mt. Lemmon, Arizona when he spotted a movi...

Bought by KENW, Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KGLP, WLPR and more

531-Alex's Catch

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

On a cold windy night, with clouds frustrating his search, my Catalina Sky Survey teammate Alex Gibbs discovered 8 new celestial visitors while obs...

Bought by Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KENW, KUPR low power FM, WTIP and more

510-Fourth Closest

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

Ten hours and 46 minutes after my Catalina Sky Survey teammate Greg Leonard discovered a Toyota RAV4 sized space rock, now named 2018 UA, streaking...

Bought by Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KENW, WLPR , WTIP and more

498-Tiny Travelers

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

Although small space rocks pose no threat to humans, they are an interesting part of our environment, offer a chance for asteroid hunters to develo...

Bought by Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KENW, WLPR , KRWG and more

494-Guard Down

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

In 2018, July and August were cloudy and rainy in both Arizona and Hawaii sidelining the worlds two most productive asteroid hunting surveys. A co...

Bought by KENW, WTIP, KUPR low power FM, WLPR , and KKRN

The poison PFAS which is in most of us and wildlife!

From: Debra Grobman
Series: Green Under Pressure

The stuff in Scotchguard and Teflon coatings is poisoning water supplies and never goes away It's even been found in animals on the North Pole! Wit...

478-Comet Leonard III

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

My Catalina Sky Survey teammate Greg Leonard knew he had bagged his third comet when he spotted an unknown fuzzy object with a broad tail moving th...

Bought by KENW, WLPR , KUPR low power FM, WTIP, KKRN and more

468-Peek A Boo Asteroid

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

A strange asteroid plays hide and seek with frustrated astronomers.

Bought by KENW, WTIP, KUPR low power FM, KKRN, KRZA and more

466-Dangerous Impactors

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

Asteroid hunters have discovered more than 90% of the Earth approaching asteroids whose impact could cause global climate change. It was thus unus...

Bought by KENW, WTIP, KUPR low power FM, KKRN, KSFR and more

465-Returnee

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

After being lost for ten years, the asteroid 2010 WC9 was re-discovered about a week before it came very close to Earth.

Bought by KENW, WTIP, KUPR low power FM, KSFR, KKRN and more

464-Big Atira

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

The recent discovery of an asteroid, whose orbit lies completely within that of the Earth, reminds asteroid hunters to continue to search near the ...

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KENW, WTIP, KRWG, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana and more

461-Brian's First

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

Brian Africano's first Potentially Hazardous Asteroid discovery can come near to the Earth and Mars.

Bought by KENW, WTIP, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, KUPR low power FM, KSFR and more

How safe is your beach? New test may provide answer

From: Great Lakes Today

Caption: Brianna Boggan takes a water sample at Villa Angela-Euclid Beach, Credit: Elizabeth Miller

Although a lot of beaches are tested for contamination in the water, many agencies use dated information to determine if it’s safe to swim. A new ...

Bought by WXXI Rochester, WRVO Public Media, North Country Public Radio, WCMU Michigan, WCPN and more

Can drownings be eliminated on the Great Lakes?

From: Great Lakes Today
Series: DANGEROUS WATERS

Caption: Lifeguards performing a drill at Silver Beach County Park, Credit: Elizabeth Miller

With lifeguards, warning signs, 911 phones and education efforts, beaches across the Great Lakes are preparing for emergencies. But how effective a...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, WVBI-LP, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WMUK, WXXI Rochester and more

Great Lakes drownings hit small Michigan county

From: Great Lakes Today
Series: DANGEROUS WATERS

Caption: Waves crash against pier near Silver Beach, Credit: Elizabeth Miller

Berrien County, Mich., is a tourist destination because of its beautiful beaches and 50 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline. But the community also ha...

Bought by WVBI-LP, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WMUK, WXXI Rochester, WCPN and more

Reshaping the Coast

From: Duke University
Series: Glad You Asked

With our piecemeal coastal policies, "We're haphazardly geo-engineering a whole coast," says Duke University economist Martin Smith.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio

A Perfect Storm

From: Duke University
Series: Glad You Asked

Climate change, failing infrastructure and growing inequality add up to a perfect storm that is poised to hit the nation's poor, says Megan Mullin....

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio

Saving the Bay starting with the Clapper Rail

From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents

Caption: A California Clapper Rail at Arrowhead Marsh, MLK Regional Shoreline, Oakland, CA., Credit: Len Blumin

The California Clapper Rail is a bird that likes to be heard, but not seen. But today, on this windy morning at Arrowhead Marsh in Oakland, they ar...

Researchers Call Oil Spills and Climate Change a Devastating Combination

From: Richard Ziglar
Series: GulfWatch: Stories about the ongoing effects of the BP Oil Spill from KRVS

Caption: Torbjörn Törnqvist says sea-level rise will overtake natural subsidence as a cause of land loss., Credit: Barry Yeoman

Most of us shudder to imagine the impact of another large oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and for good reason. A spill in future decades could hav...