Climate Change

Even with a few recent rains, much of the Great Plains are in a drought. Wildfires have swept across the grasslands and farmers are worried about how they’ll make it through the growing season.

On this edition, Mike talks about the responsibility being shouldered by the younger generation.

Climate Update is a monthly radio essay dedicated to exploring the impact of climate on our world. The program is produced by the 4th Grade students in the EnvironmentalClub at Unity Point School in Carbondale, Illinois.Climate Update regularly airs the second Friday of the month on WSIU Radio.

Ornithologist Mike Baltz on the importance of having hope, when it comes to climate change.

On this month's edition, Mike Baltz talks about some solutions to the problem of global warming.

SIU Geology Professor Ken Anderson talks about the next phase in the Elon Musk Xprize competition.

A team of researchers at SIU Carbondale is competing in the Xprize Competition to come up with a way to efficiently remove planet-warming carbon dioxide from our atmosphere. In addition to fighting climate change, the team could bring 100s of millions of dollars to the University.

Alice Hill, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations who specializes in climate change preparedness, talks about how our response to the COVID-19 pandemic should show us what we should be doing differently to prepare for climate change.

WSIU Radio News Updates provides a daily podcast of the top local and state news stories as well as the latest weather information.

A pig’s ideal temperature is 65 degrees Fahrenheit. So on a 90-degree day in the middle of July, Phil Borgic keeps a close eye on his herd. “A pig can’t...