Finding Osama, Looting in Iraq
Almost eight years after 9/11, and after lots of money and time spent on searching, Osama bin Laden is still on the loose. Two UCLA researchers have come up with a strategy to find him, using a method designed to track endangered animals. UCLA geography professor Thomas Gillespie talks about his idea.
At the beginning of the Iraq War, gangs descended on archaeological sites around the country, digging up tens of thousands of artifacts and selling them. Five years ago, archaeologist Elizabeth Stone, a professor at the State University of New York in Stony Brook, studied how widespread the destruction was. Last year, she went back. To her surprise, she found that looting had declined precipitously.
Southeast Australia is experiencing its worst drought in a century. Meanwhile, other parts of the country are being deluged by floods. Climate scientists say extreme weather will likely increase in many parts of the world due to global warming. Heidi Cullen, a senior scientist and journalist for the non-profit group Climate Central, explains how this works.
It’s not just Southeast Australia: Mexico City is running out of water, too. Twenty million people are living with intermittent water service. The reason is more complex than a changing climate.
Dr. William Close, the father of actress Glenn Close, died last month at the age of 84. From 1960 to 1977 he worked in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He first went there as part of a missionary group, but he eventually became personal doctor to Mobutu Sese Seko, the country’s president. In 1976, Close helped stop the first Ebola epidemic in the country. Dr. Joel Breman talks about his late colleague.
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Air, Brakes On (Gordini Mix)
