Water is such a basic human need that it takes real ingenuity to find new ways to control, retrieve, and share this critical resource. We meet some of the wizards of water—the engineers who are helping communities handle acute water challenges and plan for the future. Click on the images below to listen to the individual segments, which are now airing on public radio stations across the United States, and check this page frequently to see if and when a show will air on a public radio station in your area. After listening, join the discussion about the Global Water Challenge.
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TRANSCRIPTS: Life and Death on the Limpopo River Sensors to Monitor Stream Health |
TO PROBE FURTHER: "Jordan's Radioactive Water Problem" "Jordan's Red Sea Desalination Plan" "How Much Water Does It Take To Make Electricity?" "Climatologists and River Agency Butt Heads About Future of Southwest's Hydroelectric Power" "New Water Technology Headed for Parched Places" "Water Ship Up: Firm Gets $250 Million to Make Oceangoing Desalination Vessels" |
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UPCOMING BROADCAST WAMU 88.5 FM Washington D.C.
Sunday, January 3, 2010 6 pm
December 28th 8:00 PM EST
Friday October 23, 2009 1:00 PM on Montana Public Radio:
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