At the Peak of Climate Change
Scientists often wish they had a crystal ball when it comes to climate predictions. But there’s a place to get a sneak peek of changes on the way: on high mountain peaks. There, the climate is shifting faster than it is closer to sea level. We join a team of botanists determined to get to the bottom of issue by going to the top.
This aired on The California Report on 9/16/11. There are more pictures and a post about the GLORIA Survey on the Climate Watch blog.
Bird Habitat Brings New Life to Aramburu Island
California’s Audubon Society is breaking ground on a new bird habitat on Aramburu Island in Marin County’s Richardson Bay.
This aired on KQED News on 8/17/11.
Between the Landfills and the Salt Hills
In the late 1800s, when the Bay Area was booming, a small settlement bloomed on an island at the southern tip of the Bay. At its height in the 1920s, Drawbridge, CA had about ninety buildings, a few hotels, stores of illegal alcohol, some good poker games, and excellent hunting and fishing. But as the rest of the region continued to grow, Drawbridge faded away. Now it’s a ghost town, off-limits to visitors, and sinking into the salt marsh. I went to take a look at what’s left of the town for the Oakland Standard.
Preserving the World’s Languages, Online
There are 7,000 languages spoken on Earth, but only a fraction of those also exist on the Internet. Now, a Bay Area program is creating a digital language archive to help people study and use more languages online. We visit the Rosetta Project’s first-ever “record-a-thon.”
This aired on KQED News.
Archaeologists are working in a valley in San Francisco’s Presidio that’s full of city history — from traces of Spanish-era building foundations to cobblestones from the Great Depression.
This aired on KQED News.
A new art installation at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco is all about questions. I went there with my brother Seth to get some answers.
This aired on KALW’s Crosscurrents on April 13, 2011.
Literary Valentine’s Day
There are some budding romances on this Valentine’s Day that got their start in an unusual place: the San Francisco Public Library. More than 70 people showed up to two speed dating nights at the library recently. The speed-daters came with books and prepared to discuss their favorite authors.
This aired on KQED News
