global warming

Studying climate change in the Himalayas: the Missouri Botanical Garden's Jan Salick

Véronique LaCapra — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:00:00 +0000

The Himalayan mountain range in Asia is one of the highest places in the world, with several peaks rising above 8,000 meters. It’s also one of the most vulnerable to climate change.

Seven years ago, Missouri Botanical Garden senior curator of ethnobotany Jan Salick traveled to the Himalayas to begin a study of how climate change is affecting alpine plants—and the local people who depend on them.

St. Louis Public Radio's Véronique LaCapra sat down with Salick to talk about her research.

Weather disasters hitting Missouri hard, says new report

Véronique LaCapra — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:00:00 +0000

A new report from Environment Missouri presents data on U.S. federally-declared weather disasters from 2006 to 2011, and says climate change will make extreme weather events like droughts and storms more common – and more severe.

State advocate for Environment Missouri, Ted Mathys, says 2011 was a particularly bad year for extreme weather in Missouri and across the country.

Climate change exhibition opens at Saint Louis Science Center

Véronique LaCapra — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:36:55 +0000

An exhibition on climate change has opened at the Saint Louis Science Center.

The exhibition stays away from political controversies, focusing on the science of climate change and its human and environmental implications.

Through text, diagrams, interactive stations, and videos, the exhibition shows how human activities are producing greenhouse gasses and contributing to climate change.