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How Your Dog's Nose Knows So Much
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Dogs have a famously great sense of smell, but what makes their noses so much more powerful than ours? They're packing some sophisticated equipment inside that squishy schnozz.
 
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New Rule Would Require Employers to Protect Indoor Workers From Heat Illness
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A KQED investigation found indoor workers laboring at dangerous temperatures for nearly half their shifts. Reporter Molly Peterson clues us in on what would be first-in-the-nation protections against the rising threat of extreme heat in the era of climate change.
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Here's Trump's EPA Pick Talking Climate Change. And Yes, We Fact-Checked Him
EPA Andrew Wheeler in interview
EPA Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler spoke in San Francisco recently on fires, cars and energy. We checked his claims ... it's complicated.
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Here's What the Sierra Nevada's Huge Snow Season Looks Like From Space
satellite view of snowpack from Lake Tahoe
The snowpack is currently 153 percent of normal, good news for water districts and snow aficionados alike. Watch the progression as what looked to be a slow snow season turned into a monster one.
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Big Ideas for How Cities Can Adapt to a Changing Climate
How can the city of the future be reimagined for living in the face of climate change?
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San Francisco Supervisor Wants City to Declare a Climate State of Emergency
Supervisor Rafael Mandelman says the city needs to do more to prepare for climate-related events like rising sea levels, extreme weather and increased air pollution.
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See Deep Look on the Big Screen at the International Ocean Film Festival
Now in its 16th year, the International Ocean Film Festival is on a mission to “save the oceans, one film at a time” by showcasing films from around the world that celebrate the beauty, power and the mystery of the ocean. Two of KQED’s Deep Look films screen on Saturday, March 9 at 4 and 7pm, with a short Q&A with cinematographer Josh Cassidy after the 7pm program. The festival runs from March 7 - 10.
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