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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.…
UI scientists want Iowa farmers' toenail clippings to assess for exposure exposure to arsenic, pesticides and other contaminants.
Listen to this week's radio segment on how climate change affects plant and animal movement. People aren’t the only ones adapting to climate change – plants and animals are too. They are on the move. This is the Iowa Environmental Focus. As temperatures grow warmer, some plants and animals in our hemisphere are heading north,…
Kasey Dresser | February 19, 2018 This week's segment summaries the report from the 2017 Iowa DNR’s Water Summary. Transcript: The Iowa DNR’s Water Summary Update reported less rainfall than normal for 2017. This is the Iowa Environmental Focus. In 2017, Iowa received 33 inches of rainfall which is 2 inches less than the 30 year…
Listen to this week’s radio segment here or read the transcript below. This week’s segment discusses the effects of extreme weather on Iowa's pheasant population. Year after year of extreme weather has caused a severe decline in Iowa’s pheasant population. This is the Iowa Environmental Focus. In recent years Iowa’s pheasant population has declined drastically. A statewide survey…