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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]