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Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk La Circulación Meridional del Atlántico (AMOC, por sus siglas en inglés), también conocida como “Corriente del Golfo”, es un sistema vital de corrientes oceánicas impulsado por las diferencias de temperatura y salinidad en distintos lugares y profundidades. Los vientos y las mareas impulsan...
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Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC)—aka the “Gulf Stream”—is a vital system of ocean currents, driven by temperature and salinity disparities at various locales and depths. Warm surface waters are propelled poleward by winds and tides. At the poles, the water cools, forming...
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Soundbite Services BOSTON — As schools begin summer break, environmental groups are urging public officials to take swift action to “get the lead out” of drinking water in schools. A new interactive map by Environment America and U.S. PIRG (Public Interest Research Group) shows lead contamination in the tap water...
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Suzanne Potter California News Service OAKLAND, Calif. – The issue of childhood lead poisoning is getting fresh attention after the recent release of an investigative series by KALW Radio in San Francisco. Reuters data shows about 2 percent of California’s children have high rates of lead in their blood...