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  • Sir David Attenborough, host of "How Many People Can Live On Planet Earth?"
    How Many People Can Live On Planet Earth?
    Airs Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV
  • Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
    State Official: Fixing Delta Water System Is Top Priority
    The continuing drought and court-imposed restrictions from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta have significantly reduced San Diego's water supply, and there's no indication the situation will improve. A growing number of elected officials and water managers say the restrictions underscore the need for a new, comprehensive plan to keep the water flowing.
  • Comparing Real And Synthetic Grass
    An earth day report on whether real or synthetic grass is better for you and the environment.
  • Genetically modified to be enriched with beta-carotene, golden rice grains (left) are a deep yellow. At right, white rice grains.
    In A Grain Of Golden Rice, A World Of Controversy Over GMO Foods
    A rice enriched with beta-carotene promises to boost the health of poor children around the world. But critics say golden rice is also a clever PR move for a biotech industry driven by profits, not humanitarianism.
  • Sierra Snowpack Still Below Normal After Early Winter Storms
    California's first snow survey of the winter shows the Sierra snowpack is below normal despite a series of early winter storms.
  • More Than 32,000 Ordered To Flee Colorado wildfire
    In Colorado Springs, firefighters are in "triage" mode. They're passing by some homes they don't think can be saved to get to others they may be able to keep from burning. Dry conditions, hot temperatures and strong winds are fanning the flames.
  • The “black blizzards” (pictured) that started in the summer of 1933 enveloped the lower great plains in a shroud, blowing away the thin layer of topsoil exposed by the ploughs of the hardy settlers who sought to tame what was marked, perhaps presciently, on early maps as “The Great American Desert.” For two years the summers were dry and windy, prompting some to leave, but as many as two thirds of the farmers stayed put, weathering the drought.
    AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: Surviving The Dust Bowl
    Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at 9 pm. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! This is the remarkable story of the determined people who clung to their homes and way of life, enduring drought, dust, disease — even death — for nearly a decade. Less well-known than those who sought refuge in California, typified by the Joad family in John Steinbeck’s "The Grapes of Wrath," the Dust Bowlers who stayed overcame an almost unbelievable series of calamities and disasters.
  • This field is part of a 160-acre tract in Saline County, Mo., that sold for $10,700 per acre in February — double what it would have gone for five years ago.
    Corn Belt Farmland: The Newest Real Estate Bubble?
    Howard Audsley has been driving through Missouri for the past 30 years to assess the value of farmland. Barreling down the flat roads of Saline County on a recent day, he stopped his truck at a 160-acre tract of newly tilled black land. The land sold in February for $10,700per acre, double what it would have gone for five years ago.
  • How to Make Your Landscaping More Water-Wise
    State and local water officials are warning residents that hot, dry days of summer may worsen drought conditions and force manditory water rationing. Our gardening talk today will focus on ways to re
  • John Larsala struggles to keep his family cool during the Phoenix summer. The shade trees in his front yard have died because he cannot afford to water them.
    Forecast For Phoenix: Hotter And Hotter
    Climate models predict the Phoenix area will only get hotter. What does that mean for the four million residents who must adapt to a new reality?
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