Jahrzehntelang galt sie als "Brotbaum" der Forstwirte, inzwischen ist sie in Deutschland aber auf dem absteigenden Ast: die Fichte. Hitze, Trockenheit und Borkenkäfer setzen ihr so zu, dass Experten befürchten, dass sie in deutschen Wäldern keine große Zukunft mehr hat. Von Susanne Hofmann (BR 2023)
Dec 2021
Pourquoi nos forêts de sapins disparaissent-elles ?
Des sapins, on en trouvera bientôt plus que dans les salons. Et ils seront en plastique, ou tout droit arrivés d'une pépinière. Le sapin sauvage, qui pousse dans nos belles forêts, lui, est en sursis. Les experts le savent déjà condamné d'avance. Sous le triple feu du réchauffeme ... Show More
22m 48s
Aug 2023
After the avalanche: rescue gone wrong
<p>On a bluebird day, in April of 2019, Snow Ranger Frank Carus set out to investigate a reported avalanche in the backcountry of Mt. Washington. He found a lone skier, buried several feet under the snow. He was severely hypothermic but alive.</p><p>Wilderness EMTs can work for d ... Show More
34m 15s
Aug 2022
What do warmer waters mean for life below the waves?
<p>The Ocean, it covers more than 70% of the surface if our planet, it provides us with food, medicine and even influences the weather.</p><p>For years its also helped to mitigate the effects of climate change. Since the 1970’s over 90% of atmospheric warming caused by green hous ... Show More
27m 22s
Apr 2021
If a tree falls in a forest does it make a sound?
<p>If a tree falls in a forest, and no-one is there to hear it, does it make a sound? This is an age-old debate that listener Richard and his family have been arguing about for years. Can CrowdScience settle it once and for all? </p><p>Caroline Steel speaks to experts in hearing, ... Show More
39m 54s