A Conversation With Elizabeth Kolbert

Published: March 17, 2021, 3:17 a.m.

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Science journalist Elizabeth Kolbert has watched an invasive species of Asian carp jump 10 feet into the air when they\\u2019re shocked.\\xa0 She\\u2019s gone to the Mojave Desert to see how researchers are trying to save tiny little pupfish.\\xa0 And she\\u2019s traveled to the Great Barrier Reef to see coral that\\u2019s turned as white as a ghost because of rising water temperatures. Kolbert talks about far-out environmental fixes and what\\u2019s in store for our children on Planet Earth. \\u201cNow What?\\u201d is produced with the help of Steve Zimmer, Tay Glass and Alex Wolfe. Audio production is by Nick Ciavatta.

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