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Exciting New Earth-Day Themed Lineup

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Earth Day is April 22, but we couldn't wait, so we're celebrating Earth Day all month long! Check out these great programs to learn more about weather, sea level rise and science.

 

April 4 on WHRV 89.5 FM:

1 p.m. – Rise: Climate Change and Coastal Communities  (3-part series airs Wednesdays) This series looks to the San Francisco Bay area to hear about sea level rise from various perspectives and mold a dialogue about the dangers associated with this crisis. 

April 18 on WHRO TV 15:

8 p.m. – NOVA: Decoding the Weather Machine Join scientists on a quest to better comprehend the workings of the weather and climate change.

10 p.m. – Bill Nye: Science Guy Bill Nye is back and he is on a mission. A new documentary chronicles his fight to increase science literacy throughout the nation. 

 

April 28 on WHRO TV 15:

8 p.m. – The Chesapeake Bay Summit 2018 Is Climate Change real? Or as some believe, is it merely a hoax perpetrated on the public by scientists and foreign governments? If it is real, what is the evidence and what will the short- and long-term impacts?

9 p.m – Tidewater In Hampton Roads, the military is fighting to save its highest concentration of bases from sea level rise.

9:30 p.m – Sea Change Diverse perspectives on the impacts of sea level rise and other environmental changes on the entire Eastern Seaboard, as experienced and anticipated in Coastal South Carolina and Georgia. 

10 p.m – High Tide in Dorchester This low-lying county on the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay is the fourth largest of Maryland’s 23 counties by land area, but it is destined to drop to the 14th largest by 2100 - or sooner - as waters rise and erosion worsens. 

Can't get enough earth and science programs?

Check out these great on-demand shows.

Nature - Bring the beauty and wonder of the natural world into your home.

Earth's Natural Wonders - Visit the most extraordinary places on the planet.

Life on the Reef - Explore one of the richest natural ecosystems on earth.

Big Pacific - See the ocean’s dazzling creatures as never before.