The Environmental Minute:
Radio Program every Monday and Wednesday at 10:04am on 88.9 WFSU-FM
The natural world explained in one-minute segments by experts from FSU!
Environmental experts from the Florida State University are providing information on a range of topics, including sea-level rise, greenhouse gas emissions, renewable energy, green technologies, pollution, hurricanes, ocean circulation, El Niño and many more. Topics change weekly, so tune in every week!
Listen to the segments and explore the WFSU Environmental Minute webpage:
- Wind power: what's in it for Florida?
By Dr. Mark Powell, an atmospheric scientist stationed at COAPS | Week of February 19, 2012
- How do climate variations affect Florida's manatees?
By Dr. Lydia Stefanova, a meteorologist at the Florida State University | Week of February 12, 2012
- What is a LEED home?
By Dr. Mark Powell, Atmospheric Scientist stationed at the Florida State University | Week of February 5, 2012
- What are greenhouse gases, and how do they warm our planet?
By Robert Ellingson, Professor of Meteorology at the Florida State University | Week of January 29, 2012
- Can tsunamis occur in the Atlantic Ocean, and what are the risks to the eastern United States?
By James Tull, Professor of Geology at the Florida State University | Week of January 22, 2011
- What causes sea level to rise?
By Bill Dewar, Professor of Oceanography at the Florida State University | Week of January 15, 2011
- What is the long-term impact of the BP oil spill?
By Ian MacDonald, Professor of Oceanography at the Florida State University | Week of January 8, 2011
- What is the butterfly effect on weather?
By Jon Ahlquist, Associate Professor of Meteorology at the Florida State University | Week of January 1, 2011
- Why do we get so much rain in the "Sunshine State"?
By Melissa Griffin, Assistant State Climatologist at the Florida State University | Week of December 25, 2011
- What is lightning?
By Dr. Henry Fuelberg, Professor of Meteorology at the Florida State University | Week of December 18, 2011
- How does ocean circulation affect Earth's climate?
By Dr. Eric Chassignet, FCI Co-Director and Director of the Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies | Week of December 11, 2011
- Why do ocean wave crests seem to be almost parallel to the coast in very shallow water, yet they have more of an angle to the coast as one goes into deeper water offshore?
By Todd Walton, Director of the Beaches and Shores Research Center at the Florida State University | Week of December 4, 2011
- What is the difference between weather and climate, and climate change and global warming?
By David Zierden, State Climatologist at the Florida State University | Week of November 27, 2011
- Can energy be harnessed from ocean currents?
By Alexandra Bozec, Oceanographer at the Florida State University | Week of November 20, 2011
- What can we learn about Earth's climate from space?
By Dr. Mark Bourassa, Associate Professor of Meteorology at the Florida State University | Week of November 13, 2011
- What does a forecast of 20% chance of rain mean?
By Dr. Vasu Misra, Assistant Professor of Meteorology at the Florida State University | Week of November 6, 2011
- Can high magnetic fields affect the weather?
By Dr. Gregory Boebinger, Professor of Physics and Director of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory | Week of October 30, 2011
- What is El Niño and how does is affect the Big Bend region?
By Allan Clarke, Professor of Oceanography at the Florida State University | Week of October 23, 2011
- Performance based septic systems are required by code for new constructions in some counties and are now considered for others. What are these systems and do they really reduce nitrogen levels in our groundwater?
By Dr. Jeff Chanton, Professor of Oceanography at the Florida State University | Week of October 16, 2011
- Why don't hurricanes form over land and why do they tend to die when they make landfall?
By Dr. James O'Brien, Professor Emeritus of Meteorology and Oceanography at the Florida State University | Week of October 9, 2011
- Why is the air temperature so varied across town?
By Paul Rusher, Associate Professor of Meteorology at the Florida State University | Week of October 2, 2011
- What is a biofuel?
By Vladislav Lobodin, Researcher at the Future Fuel Institute | Week of September 25, 2011
- What can I do to improve my personal sustainability footprint at school, work, and home?
By Elizabeth Swiman, Director of Campus Sustainability at the Florida State University | Week of September 18, 2011
- Where does Florida get its drinking water?
By Linda Jamison, Researcher at the Florida State University | Week of September 11, 2011
- What is the potential sea-level rise scenario for the next century, and how will it affect Florida?
By Dr. Joseph Donoghue, Associate Professor of Geology at the Florida State University | Week of September 4, 2011
- Why are pine trees not always a good thing locally?
By Bruce Means, Courtesy Professor of Biology at the Florida State University | Week of August 28, 2011
- What are greenhouse gases, and how do they warm our planet?
By Robert Ellingson, Professor of Meteorology at the Florida State University | Week of August 21, 2011
- Can tsunamis occur in the Atlantic Ocean, and what are the risks to the eastern United States?
By James Tull, Professor of Geology at the Florida State University | Week of August 14, 2011
- What causes sea level to rise?
By Bill Dewar, Professor of Oceanography at the Florida State University | Week of August 7, 2011
- What is the long-term impact of the BP oil spill?
By Ian MacDonald, Professor of Oceanography at the Florida State University | Week of July 31, 2011
- What is the butterfly effect on weather?
By Jon Ahlquist, Associate Professor of Meteorology at the Florida State University | Week of July 24, 2011
- Why do we get so much rain in the "Sunshine State"?
By Melissa Griffin, Assistant State Climatologist at the Florida State University | Week of July 17, 2011
- What is lightning?
By Dr. Henry Fuelberg, Professor of Meteorology at the Florida State University | Week of July 10, 2011
- How does ocean circulation affect Earth's climate?
By Dr. Eric Chassignet, FCI Co-Director and Director of the Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies | Week of July 3, 2011
- Why do ocean wave crests seem to be almost parallel to the coast in very shallow water, yet they have more of an angle to the coast as one goes into deeper water offshore?
By Todd Walton, Director of the Beaches and Shores Research Center at the Florida State University | Week of June 26, 2011
- What is the difference between weather and climate, and climate change and global warming?
By David Zierden, State Climatologist at the Florida State University | Week of June 19, 2011
- Can energy be harnessed from ocean currents?
By Dr. Alexandra Bozec, Oceanographer at the Florida State University | Week of June 12, 2011
- What can we learn about Earth's climate from space?
By Dr. Mark Bourassa, Associate Professor of Meteorology at the Florida State University | Week of June 5, 2011
- What does a forecast of 20% chance of rain mean?
By Dr. Vasu Misra, Assistant Professor of Meteorology at the Florida State University | Week of May 29, 2011
- Can high magnetic fields affect the weather?
By Dr. Gregory Boebinger, Professor of Physics and Director of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory | Week of May 22, 2011
- What is El Niño and how does it affect the Big Bend region?
By Dr. Allan Clarke, Professor of Oceanography at the Florida State University | Week of May 15, 2011
- Performance based septic systems are required by code for new constructions in some counties and are now considered for others. What are these systems and do they really reduce nitrogen levels in our groundwater?
By Dr. Jeff Chanton, Professor of Oceanography at the Florida State University | Week of May 8, 2011
- Why don't hurricanes form over land and why do they tend to die when they make landfall?
By Dr. James O'Brien, Professor Emeritus of Meteorology and Oceanography at the Florida State University | Week of May 1, 2011
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The Environmental Minute is sponsored by the FSU College of Arts and Sciences, the FSU Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science, and the Florida Climate Institute. FSU Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies' Professor Vasu Misra is leading the development of this program.
