Introduction
Welcome to Episode 23 of the IER Podcast hosted by Alexa Chryssovergis.
U.N. Study- Unprecedented Species Extinction Rates Having “Grave” impact on People Around the World
By Enrique Saenz
A United Nations survey co-led by an Indiana University researcher found that human activity is threatening nearly 1 million animal and plant species with extinction, putting the ecosystems upon which the world’s population depends at “grave risk.”
Intermission
A roundup of recent climate and environmental related headlines from around the world.
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California tap water may cause cancer, study finds
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Thawing Arctic soils accelerating global warming
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Carbon pollution to deprive tropical forests of their iconic clouds
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Natural Disasters are on the Rise, but is Indiana Prepared to Help Hoosiers Recover?
By Enrique Saenz
The number of deadly natural disasters afflicting the U.S. is rising, and so is the economic cost of each event. As state and federal emergency response agencies change their recovery funding roles, Hoosiers will have to bear more of a financial burden after each disaster.