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This is a stand-alone segment of the two-minute Planet Warning series, which analyzes pressing environmental, economic and political crises facing teh earth and the US democracy.
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Piece Description
This is a stand-alone segment of the two-minute Planet Warning series, which analyzes pressing environmental, economic and political crises facing teh earth and the US democracy.
Broadcast History
The Planet Warning series is played regularly on a variety of public radio stations around the country, including two in Colorado.
Transcript
Planet Warning Script for Oceans in Distress
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The catastrophic air attack on Pearl Harbor catapulted the unprepared United States into WWII. Now, the entire earth is facing catastrophic environmental changes. This is Judy Lubow for Planet Warning.
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Our beautiful ocean covers 71% of the earth's surface and, in the United States alone, one out of every six jobs is marine-related. Yet, human activity is destroying this essential resource. This, according to a report prepared by scientists of the International Programme on the State of the Ocean.
According to Alex Rogers, the scientific director of the International Programme, the findings are shocking. Scientists discovered that the negative changes in the ocean from climate change and other human-caused stressors are occurring at a faster rate than previously thought. These changes include...
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