Natalia Welzenbach-Marcu and Kasey Dresser | October 11, 2018 The Iowa Climate Statement 2018: Designing Buildings and Communities for Iowa's Future Climate was released earlier today at the Cedar Rapids Public Library. The statement was announced by Jerry Schnoor, the co-director of the University of Iowa's Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, and Ulrike…
Kasey Dresser | February 19, 2018 This week's segment summaries the report from the 2017 Iowa DNR’s Water Summary. Transcript: The Iowa DNR’s Water Summary Update reported less rainfall than normal for 2017. This is the Iowa Environmental Focus. In 2017, Iowa received 33 inches of rainfall which is 2 inches less than the 30 year…
Listen to this week’s radio segment here or read the transcript below. This week’s segment discusses the effects of extreme weather on Iowa's pheasant population. Year after year of extreme weather has caused a severe decline in Iowa’s pheasant population. This is the Iowa Environmental Focus. In recent years Iowa’s pheasant population has declined drastically. A statewide survey…
Julia Poska | January 25, 2019 Sometimes Jerry Schnoor looks like a typical engineer, running models and making projections using computers and mathematics. Other times he looks more like a forester, working with soil and seeds to clean up chemical contamination through a process called phytoremediation. The co-director of the UI Center for Global and…
August 24, 2015 This week's On the Radio segment looks at public health concerns over the record number of blue-green algae blooms in Iowa this summer. Listen to the audio below, or continue reading for the transcript. Transcript: Blue green algae causing health concerns Toxins from dangerous algal blooms are appearing in record numbers across…