Future. And the bizarre plant life of New Caledonia. But first we head to the antarctic the fascinating eco zone around the south pole. One of the last bastions of pristine nature untouched by our Industrial Society or so you might think all the more worrisome to see what researchers have now discovered in antarctic waters. The Russian Research ship they make the ocean we call on board the antarctic expedition is ecologist peter ryan. So its kind of Old School Science there due to technical problems ryan has had to revert to working with a bucket and a rope. That gives the specialist in conservation biology and Marine Ecology a chance to move around a bit. Good exercise. His aim is to test the Water Quality here in the Southern Ocean theres very little Data Available for the antarctic to look so clean. The sample is taken directly into the Research Vessels lab there to improvise ation is the order of the day ryans operators is made of large plastic water containers a fine filter is con
Future. And the bizarre plant life of New Caledonia. But first we head to the antarctic the fascinating eco zone around the south pole. One of the last bastions of pristine nature untouched by our Industrial Society or so you might think all the more worrisome to see what researchers have now discovered in antarctic waters. The Russian Research ship they make. On board the antarctic expedition is ecologist peter ryan. Kind of all schools science there due to technical problems ryan has had to revert to working with a bucket and a rope. It gives the specialist in conservation biology and Marine Ecology a chance to move around a bit of. Good exercise. His aim is to test the Water Quality here in the Southern Ocean theres very little Data Available for the antarctic to look so clean. The sample is taken directly into the Research Vessels lab there to improvise ation is the order of the day ryans operators is made of large plastic water containers a fine filter is concealed in the caps of
Plastic in the antarctic. Cleaning up the Water Treatment for the future. And the bizarre plant life of New Caledonia. But first we head to the antarctic the fascinating eco zone around the south pole. One of the last bastions of pristine nature untouched by our Industrial Society or so you might think all the more worrisome to see what researchers have now discovered in antarctic waters. The Russian Research ship they make. On board the antarctic expedition is ecologist peter ryan. God of all schools science there due to technical problems ryan has had to revert to working with a bucket and a rope. That gives the specialist in conservation biology and Marine Ecology a chance to move around a bit. Of. Good exercise. His aim is to test the Water Quality here in the Southern Ocean theres very little Data Available for the antarctic it looks so clean. The sample is taken directly into the Research Vessels lab there to improvise ation is the order of the day ryans operators is made of larg
Last 20 years in afghanistan and iraq and other nations. He is a washington ancestor. A descendent. You are not that old. He is the fifth great grandnephew of George Washington through his brother. He began his writing at uc berkeley covering the rugby team. Then conflict reporting on parma and cambodia. He has interviewed many important leaders. Also to publications for you know, the Atlantic Monthly and the new york times. He is the author of two other books. My brother my enemy. Al qaedas greatest escape. He has received three Pulitzer Prize nominations for his articles. Most importantly among all of this he has been one of the Research Fellows at the mount vernon Research Fellows. He is somebody who puts us off to go cover a war. That is unusual but we are very accommodating. We welcome him in suggesting presenting his newest book read writing with riding with george. Lets give a warm welcome to him. [applause] phillip thank you very much. It is obvious a incredible honor to speak
August 27th. Stormy start. Will things continue . I know the man with plan that is jerry brown. And intense rain and sound of it. Very unsettled and we could see scattered thunderstorms. Of course, we go to bed early friday night and sun kept waking up during the night. Great lightning outside. I appreciate that weather alert and you could see we have a 6 09 sunrise. 76 . And thats actually one of cooler mornings, want to see that, precursor to fall, 70 in mesquite, 74 currently in pahrump. Look at radar. Lets close in,un low to the south and attack from the northeast. Lets close in on street and thunderstorms through the evening, 8 82 p. M. , 89 at 6 00 p. M. With high in the low 90s and about a 5050 shot for scattered storms. Not everybody is going to get them but want you to know if s. Hearing from the trooper about quick decision. Christine kim asks us how he saved the mans life. Reporter trooper adam welsh patrolling freeways of Southern Nevada. He saw how close man was death one