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In this weekly broadcast, Dr. Jones shares how the world works, why you might feel the way you do about a particular disaster, and how you can manage the chaos around you that is real life. The topics range from earthquakes to other disasters that affect people, as well as the history of science and big disasters, and how through understanding why, we are more able to manage it and be more successful at “getting through it.”
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A practical conversation about turning contaminated soil tests into safer cleanup plans after wildfire smoke and ash.
After wildfire smoke and ash carry toxic materials into fire zones, the harder work begins with contaminated soil and the risk of moving the problem somewhere else. Getting Through It: After the Fires brings that question to Dr.
A clear, practical look at lead in fire ash and the household steps that can lower exposure.
Getting Through It keeps its concern close to home: after a neighborhood burns, when is return safe, and what might the house carry back inside?
A clear, grounded look at how burned mountain channels become debris-flow risks after rain.
Wildfire danger does not end when the flames are out. Getting Through It: After the Fires tracks the loose soil left in mountain channels after the Eaton fire, then follows how rain can turn that material into debris flows. Dr.
Documentary storytelling on ecology and Indigenous land stewardship, hosted by Mendel and Adam.
Books, systems, and the questions that unlock them.
Coastal science, patiently and beautifully reported.
Soil life, climate repair, practical regeneration.
This episode discusses toxic contaminants from fires and how fungi can be used to remediate polluted soil.
This episode examines the air quality impacts of the Palisades Malibu fire, featuring an interview with a researcher who collected air samples during the active fire phase.
An interview with a Caltech researcher about deploying air quality sensors after the Eaton fire to study toxic metals in the air.
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This episode explores the science of how wildfires lead to debris flows, featuring an interview with geologist Dr.
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Keith Porter explains why intense rain can flood homes far from rivers when stormwater systems cannot absorb it.
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