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    Ward, Peter — A World Without Ice Caps Part Two

    enNovember 03, 2015

    About this Episode

    When the polar ice caps melt, sea level will rise.  That’s happened earlier in the history of the world, and it appears it will happen again. In this edition of Radio Curious, we bring you the second of a two part conversation about global warming and sea level rise, with Peter D. Ward, a paleontologist […]

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