Kasey Dresser| May 20, 2019 This weeks segment looks at how fish populations are decreasing as ocean temperatures continue to increase. Transcript: Overfishing is not the only factor decreasing fish populations. This is the Iowa Environmental Focus. A study published in the journal, Science, tracked the changes of 235 fish and shellfish populations from 1930 to…
Kasey Dresser | October 29, 2018 This weeks segment looks at prospective plans for India to open the first fully solar-powered airport. Transcript: India is set to open the world’s first fully solar-powered airport. This is the Iowa Environmental Focus. Cocin International Airport is the largest and busiest airport in India’s Kerala state. The transition…
Kasey Dresser| February 4, 2019 This weeks segment looks at new technology for detecting harmful algal blooms. Transcript: Scientists may soon be able to detect harmful algal blooms from the sky. This is the Iowa Environmental Focus. A team of researchers at the University of Iowa is developing a drone to detect harmful algal blooms…
Kasey Dresser| August 12, 2019 This weeks segment looks at the Environmental Protection Agency's new recommendation for keeping lakes clean. Transcript: The Environmental Protection Agency is recommending a new water quality standard for microcystin - a bacteria known to create blue-green algae that inhabits many bodies of water in Iowa. This is the Iowa Environmental Focus.…
Kasey Dresser| March 18, 2019 This weeks segment looks at how deforestation is affecting coffee production. Transcript: Deforestation and climate change may wipe out coffee worldwide. This is the Iowa Environmental Focus. Aaron Davis, a British botanist, has spent the last 30 years traveling across the world recording the patterns of coffee forests and farms.…