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Explore our latest coverage of environmental issues, climate change and more.

Ice Ice Baby

Spring will eventually be here, along with the potential for ice jams and river flooding. On the next Vermont Edition, we learn about the conditions that cause ice jams, and how our rivers behave as winter turns to spring.

Our guests are Greg Hanson of the National Weather Service; Breck Bodwen, professor of watershed science at the University of Vermont; and Barb Farr, director of long term recovery for Waterbury.

Also in the program, are we predisposed to happy words? Two mathematicians at the University of Vermont, Peter Dodds and Chris Danforth, share their analysis that human languages have a bias towards words with positive emotional meaning. We learn more about their research.

Broadcast live on Thurs., Feb. 26, 2015, at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

Patti is an integral part of VPR's news effort and part of the team that created Vermont Edition. As executive producer, Patti supervises the team that puts Vermont Edition on the air every day, working with producers to select and research show ideas, select guests and develop the sound and tone of the program.
Jane Lindholm is the host, executive producer and creator of But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids. In addition to her work on our international kids show, she produces special projects for Vermont Public. Until March 2021, she was host and editor of the award-winning Vermont Public program Vermont Edition.
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