Disastrous flooding in Germany. Record-breaking heat waves in the Pacific Northwest and Canada. Wildfires and megadrought in the western United States. The climate crisis is manifesting itself all around us—and it appears to be escalating rapidly. For today’s show, Friday host Esty Dinur takes an inside look into some of the most recent climate updates […]
Water Show! Madison’s Drinking Water Quality + State of the Lake...
Water is an essential part of life, but it’s especially present here in Madison and Dane County, where we’re surrounded by lakes and farms. For today’s episode, Tuesday host Carousel Bayrd focuses on local water updates. First up, we review Madison Water Utility’s latest annual drinking water quality report with civil engineer Kelly Miess. “We […]
Dane County Executive Joe Parisi on local flood mitigation projects
April showers bring May flowers, or so the saying goes. But those showers can also bring torrential flooding and millions of dollars in property damage. Yesterday, Dane County unveiled a new, $650,000 dredge that will help remove sediment from the Yahara chain of lakes. The purchase is just a small piece of a larger, years-long […]
City Engineers Propose Storm Water Changes
Madison’s engineering division is drafting revisions to a city ordinance to help combat flooding. The changes would require better storm water practices for both development and redevelopment projects. The city’s proposed changes are aimed at avoiding the historic flooding experienced by the east and west sides of Madison in summer 2018, when elevated lake levels […]
County Issues “No Wake” Restrictions, Aims to Mitigate Flo...
Dane County officials are putting slow-no-wake restrictions for boats on Lakes Mendota, Monona, Waubesa, and Kegonsa until further notice. A spokesperson for the office says those restrictions will be in effect for the next several weeks. According to a statement released today by Dane County officials, the county has received 40 inches of rain so […]
Nerds Having More Fun! (6)
What does it take for nerds to have fun? For the Perpetual Notion Machine nerds, that means finding some noteworthy science news and discussing it. This week, PNM nerds Kelly Schwartz, Josh Mitchell, and newcomer Joe Skarlupka ask each other pertinent multiple choice quizzes on a few of them. Such as, a clinical trial on […]
