{"id":321,"date":"2023-06-06T10:56:57","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T17:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/feakins\/?page_id=321"},"modified":"2026-03-12T08:51:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T15:51:32","slug":"press-public","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/feakins\/press-public\/","title":{"rendered":"Press &#038; Public"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h3>Editorial work<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"0nN5xjGLSF\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/eos.org\/editors-vox\/introducing-the-new-eic-of-paleoceanography-and-paleoclimatology\">Introducing the New EIC of Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Introducing the New EIC of &lt;em&gt;Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology&lt;\/em&gt;&#8221; &#8212; Eos\" src=\"https:\/\/eos.org\/editors-vox\/introducing-the-new-eic-of-paleoceanography-and-paleoclimatology\/embed#?secret=jYedMo0LhC#?secret=0nN5xjGLSF\" data-secret=\"0nN5xjGLSF\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Discovery of wood in the Bengal Fan<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>National Science Foundation: research news\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/discoveries\/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=299478\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>\u00a010\/31\/2019<\/li>\n<li>USC Dornsife news:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/3095\/sediments-sequester-carbon-from-climate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>\u00a010\/21\/2019<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/ancient-trees-forest-ocean-carbon-1466699\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Newsweek<\/a>\u00a010\/21\/2019<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2019-10-catastrophic-events-forests-trees-thousands.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Phys.org<\/a>\u00a010\/21\/2019<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavanguardia.com\/vida\/20191021\/471123051352\/hallan-la-primera-evidencia-de-que-eventos-catastroficos-transportan-bosques-de-arboles-miles-de-kilometros-hasta-el-mar.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">La Vanguardia<\/a>\u00a0(Barcelona)<em>\u00a0en Espanol.\u00a0<\/em>10\/21\/2019<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.americaru.com\/news\/127604\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AmericaRU<\/a><em>\u00a0in Russian\u00a0<\/em>10\/22\/2019<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlasobscura.com\/articles\/ancient-forest-found-indian-ocean\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Atlas Obscura<\/a>\u00a011\/1\/2019<\/li>\n<li>Dornsife video:<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pDmw8idEgsI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tap the Past to Map the Future<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(3 mins) Our research on ocean sediment cores from the Indian Ocean to reconstruct change in the monsoon climates and vegetation over millions of years. Filmed in the leaf wax lab at USC. January 17th 2017.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Public engagement, lectures and panel discussions<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Why is it important to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/3360\/remember-what-came-before\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">remember<\/a>\u00a0what came before?\u00a0 USC Dornsife Magazine, 12\/4\/20<\/li>\n<li>Palos Verdes Unified School District High School Science Fair 2020 \u2013 judge and speaker for high school students.<\/li>\n<li><strong>AAAS<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aaas.org\/news\/aaas-leshner-leadership-institute-names-new-public-engagement-fellows-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leshner Leadership Institute Public Engagement Fellow<\/a>\u00a0long-term perspectives on water and food security 2018\/2019.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ocean Discovery Lecturer<\/strong>\u00a0in 2018\/2019. \u201c<em>Climate change and ecosystem transformation: plant wax evidence from Indian Ocean drilling\u201d\u00a0<\/em>speaking at museums and universities around the nation\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/usoceandiscovery.org\/lecturer-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">lecture series<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mayborn Museum, Waco, TX.\u00a0<span id=\"fbPhotoSnowliftCaption\" class=\"fbPhotosPhotoCaption\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;K&quot;}\"><span class=\"hasCaption\">Earth Science Symposium Panel: Discussion, \u201cClimate Change: Past, Present, and Future\u201d<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MaybornMuseumComplex\/videos\/vb.118116101576038\/1462457880475180\/?type=2&amp;theater\">video\u00a0<\/a>(1hr 30mins) 10\/12\/17<\/li>\n<li><strong>A\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nhm.org\/site\/activities-programs\/lectures\">Climate Series<\/a>\u00a0for the Ages,\u00a0<\/strong>at the La Brea Tar Pitts, hosted by UCLA IOES \u201cClimate Change Cliff Notes\u201d panelists Mann\/Swain\/Feakins moderated by Lalasz\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/uclaioes\/videos\/vb.165712906778423\/1879817475367949\/?type=2&amp;theater\">video<\/a>\u00a0(1hr 30 mins) 10\/5\/17<\/li>\n<li>USC Unruh Debate. CA vs. USA: How CA is mobilizing to protect its climate agenda\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=M73KPTlf0Uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">video<\/a>\u00a0(1hr) 3\/28\/2017<\/li>\n<li>Dornsife video:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jsmBjnJhLso\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Electoral Commons on climate change.<\/a>\u00a0Panel discussion (1hr 30 mins) September 2016<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Local press and drought in the news:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>KFI iHeartLA radio news, interview clips on the heatwave July 24th 2018.<\/li>\n<li>USC Dornsife News:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/2738\/braving-extreme-conditions-to-measure-impact-of-socal-fires-on-m\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thomas Fire<\/a>\u00a0sampling January 12th 2018 research team members Josh West quoted on front page\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/local\/lanow\/la-me-mudflows-science-montecito-20180112-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LA Times<\/a>\u00a0January 13th 2018 and Seth John on KPCC January 17th 2018.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/learningenglish.voanews.com\/a\/finding-solutions-for-world-water-shortage\/4019331.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Voice of America<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 TV interview by Kevin Enochs \u2013 \u201cFinding Solutions to the World\u2019s New Reality: Water Shortage\u201d Sept 10th 2017 (2mins)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voanews.com\/a\/prepping-for-future-with-drought-resistant-wheat\/4004884.html\">Voice of America<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 TV interview by Kevin Enochs \u2013 \u201cPrepping for Future with Drought-resistant Wheat\u201d August 29th 2017 (2mins)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scpr.org\/news\/2017\/08\/18\/74759\/can-we-breed-crops-to-be-more-drought-resistant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KPCC<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Environment and Science News radio piece interviewed by Emily Dugdale: \u201cCan we breed crops to be more drought resistant?\u201d August 18th 2017 (1 min)<\/li>\n<li>USC News\u00a0 \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/news.usc.edu\/126324\/wax-on-how-wheat-plants-shield-themselves-during-drought\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wax on<\/a>: how wheat\u00a0 plants shield themselves during drought\u201d August 15th 2017<\/li>\n<li>Dornsife video:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/2483\/we-see-trees-differently\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">We See Trees Differently<\/a>. (3 mins) Holiday greeting featuring several faculty including Prof Feakins. December 2016.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Climate &amp; Society<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scpr.org\/news\/2016\/12\/13\/67117\/future-of-climate-science-uncertain-under-presiden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KPCC<\/a>\u00a0Environment &amp; Science News radio interview by Sanden Totten, recorded interview with Feakins in the leaf wax lab and others. (4.5 mins) Aired 12\/12\/2016.<\/li>\n<li>The Press Enterprise (serving 12 local newspapers): \u201cWhy Trump\u2019s climate change rollback doesn\u2019t change anything for California\u201d by Daniel Danelski. Feakins\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pe.com\/articles\/president-828439-expect-change.html?page=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">quoted on p2<\/a>\u00a03\/28\/2017<\/li>\n<li>KTLA 5 short clip on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iqmediacorp.com\/ClipPlayer\/?ClipID=fc31cf19-8eca-47ee-ab4a-3a601480f321\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coal<\/a>\u00a0aired 3\/28\/2017<\/li>\n<li>University of Bristol: Hothouse climates of the past: lessons for the future. Feakins\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bristol.ac.uk\/news\/2017\/may\/climates-of-the-past.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">quoted<\/a>\u00a05\/19\/17<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Drought in California<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/video\/#!\/on-air\/as-seen-on\/NewsConference--Sarah-Feakins--USC-Earth-Science-Professor\/240958811\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NBC4 News Conference<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 studio TV interview on Governor Brown\u2019s declaration of drought in California, past droughts and future predictions.<\/strong>\u00a0(6 mins) Aired January 19 2014.\n<ul>\n<li>It\u2019s official. California is in a drought. But as Sarah Feakins, Ph.D. assistant professor of Earth Sciences at USC\u2019s Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences explains we have been here before. NBC4 Conan Nolan gets a historical perspective.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/audioboo.fm\/boos\/1910726-sarah-feakins-interview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BBC 5 radio<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 live in depth interview.\u00a0<\/strong>(18 mins) Aired February 4 2014.\n<ul>\n<li>California is suffering its worst drought since records began, over a century ago. So how bad is it? On BBC Radio 5 Live\u2019s Up All Night with Rhod Sharp, I spoke to USC assistant professor of earth sciences, Dr Sarah Feakins.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/articles\/2014\/02\/14\/snowfall-no-longer-a-sure-bet-booming-ski-towns-fight-going-bust\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">US News and World Reports<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 quoted on ski resorts February 14 2014.<\/li>\n<li>KFWB \u2013 live drive time interviews June 25, March 4, February 6 2014.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/losangeles.cbslocal.com\/video\/9775507-scientists-worry-california-is-on-verge-of-mega-drought\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CBS-2<\/a>\u00a06pm TV News, January 27 2014.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.com\/news\/2012\/sep\/06\/searching-200-year-storms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Santa Barbara Independent<\/a>\u00a0quoted on Zaca Lake research; 2012.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Grasslands Earlier than Thought in the Cradle of Humanity<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.economist.com\/news\/science-and-technology\/21571845-cherished-theory-about-why-people-walk-upright-has-just-bitten-dust-grassed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Economist<\/a>\u00a0Grassed Up: A cherished theory about why people walk upright has just bitten the dust<\/strong>\u00a0February 16th 2013<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This news piece features the findings of the study based on an interview with Feakins, within the Human evolution and Paleobotany section of the print edition. Authored by Matt Kaplan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/radio\/quirks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CBC radio: Quirks and Quarks<\/a>, extended radio interview by Bob McDonald, Canadian public radio (5 mins).\n<ul>\n<li><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/radio\/quirks\/oldest-placental-mammal-jays-anticipate-mates-desires-encroaching-grasslands-and-bipedalism-caribbean-coral-crisis-the-universe-within-1.2843082\" name=\"3\">Encroaching Grasslands and Bipedalism<\/a><\/b>. Scientists have long theorized that human ancestors became bipedal as a result of grasslands encroaching on the forests in which they lived; in particular those of North-East Africa, where fossils trace the history of human evolution.\u00a0 It was thought that with fewer trees to climb and move around in, they were forced to the ground.\u00a0 But a new study by Dr. Sarah Feakins, an Assistant Professor of Earth Sciences at USC in Los Angeles, overturns that theory, based on the timing of changes to the grasslands.\u00a0 By looking at sediment core evidence of plant leaf waxes and pollen blown from the land into the Gulf of Aden, she determined that the changes to the vegetation occurred 12 million years ago, a full 6 million years or more before human ancestors became bipedal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wamc.org\/post\/dr-sarah-feakins-university-southern-california-environment-and-bipedalism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Academic Minute<\/a>\u00a0WAMC Northeast Public Radio<\/li>\n<li>read the scientific publication\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/geology.geoscienceworld.org\/cgi\/content\/full\/41\/3\/295?ijkey=qALM8qf4ygHCU&amp;keytype=ref&amp;siteid=gsgeology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">open access article at Geology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nature.com\/scientificamerican\/journal\/v311\/n3\/full\/scientificamerican0914-48.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scientific American<\/a>\u00a0coverage, translated into Chinese\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.infzm.com\/content\/104516\">here<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.futurity.org\/science-technology\/how-long-have-humans-walked-on-grasslands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Futurity: How long have humans walked on grasslands<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redorbit.com\/news\/science\/1112775649\/human-evolution-questions-in-new-study-020113\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RedOrbit coverage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalgeographic.com\/news\/2013\/13\/130425-pirates-somalia-indian-ocean-seafloor-drilling-climate-change-science\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Geographic<\/a>\u00a0A hidden victim of Somali Pirates \u2013 Science.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Feakins was interviewed by Pulitzer Prize winning Paul Salopek, on his 7 year walk Out of Eden project with National Geographic, following in the footsteps of the human diaspora out of Africa. Paul interviewed Sarah, by satellite phone, powered by solar panels on a camel, near the start of his journey. The topic, how piracy has interrupted scientific research in the region.<\/li>\n<li>Update: we\u2019ve drilled elsewhere in the Indian Ocean, in the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal, but still not close to Somali waters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Ancient Warming Greened Antarctica<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.radiolive.co.nz\/Antarctica-was-much-warmer-15-million-years-ago\/tabid\/506\/articleID\/28828\/Default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Geographic News<\/a><\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Warm Snap Turned Antarctica Green Around the Edges. Thawed-out continent was lined with trees 15 million years ago, study says. By\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/contributors\/d\/christine-dell-amore.html\">Christine Dell\u2019Amore<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalgeographic.com\/\">National Geographic News<\/a>\u00a0June 21st 2012.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/radio-content\/media\/quirks\/2012-2013\/qq-2012-09-15_04.mp3\">CBC Quirks and Quarks<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0extended radio interview by Bob McDonald, Canadian public radio (8 mins). archived\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/radio-content\/media\/quirks\/2012-2013\/qq-2012-09-15_04.mp3\">here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scpr.org\/news\/2012\/06\/18\/32879\/usc-jpl-scientists-say-antarctica-could-be-green-a\/#comments\">KPCC<\/a>\u00a0Environment &amp; Science news cast (0.5 mins) by Molly Peterson\n<ul>\n<li>Global warming could make Antarctica green again. Environmental scientists say we could see a repeat of climate conditions from a time when plants grew not far from the South Pole.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Feakins interviewed on RadioLIVE New Zealand.<\/li>\n<li>Feakins\u2019 guest blog on RealClimate.org\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.realclimate.org\/index.php\/archives\/2012\/07\/my-oh-miocene\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2018My oh Miocene\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Read the original publication at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1038\/NGEO1498\">Nature Geoscience<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/news\/news.cfm?release=2012-179\">NASA press release<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Online coverage in dozens of outlets in many countries and languages around the world, including France, Germany, New Zealand, India, Malaysia, the UK.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Peruvian River Research<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/1440\/along-the-river-route\/\">Along the river route<\/a>\u00a0fieldwork report blog hosted by USC Dornsife. July 1 2013. Photos reprinted in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.elnuevoherald.com\/2013\/07\/07\/1516925\/cientifico-colombiano-estudia.html\">El Nuevo Herald.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>en espanol many outlets across including:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.latercera.com\/noticia\/tendencias\/2013\/07\/659-531884-9-cientifico-colombiano-estudia-en-el-amazonas-causas-del-cambio-climatico.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">La Tercera, Chile<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.informador.com.mx\/tecnologia\/2013\/470134\/6\/estudian-en-el-amazonas-causas-del-cambio-climatico.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Informador, Mexico<\/a>;<a href=\"http:\/\/elcomercio.pe\/actualidad\/1601050\/noticia-amazonas-cambio-climatico-co2-que-va-selva-al-mar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0El Comercio, Peru<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/noticias.lainformacion.com\/ciencia-y-tecnologia\/ciencias-general\/cientifico-colombiano-estudia-en-el-amazonas-causas-del-cambio-climatico_8Wefcc9wcp8AMfy2c6gfs2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">La informacion<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bolivia.com\/tecnologia\/ciencia-y-salud\/sdi\/65751\/cientifico-colombiano-estudia-en-el-amazonas-causas-del-cambio-climatico\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bolivia<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eltiempo.com\/vida-de-hoy\/ecologia\/erosiones-de-suelo-del-amazonas-inciden-en-cambio-climatico_12922182-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">El Tiempo<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>en espanol\u00a0<\/em>July 8th 2013,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/issuu.com\/diarioadncolombia\/docs\/adn-cali_38e2b98ceb4c36\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">in ADN, Bogota, Columbia see p17\/20<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Andes-Amazon\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/earth.usc.edu\/~joshwest\/andes-amazon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">project<\/a>\u00a0website<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Earlier interviews:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>With the recent rains are we still in drought? 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