Lightning, wildfires, and Martian ice

Episode 57 May 03, 2021 00:09:40
Lightning, wildfires, and Martian ice
Alaska Voices
Lightning, wildfires, and Martian ice

May 03 2021 | 00:09:40

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Show Notes

Friends and colleagues Matt Heavner (46) and Cathy Wilson (62) talk about working at Los Alamos National Laboratory during the 2000 Cerro Grande fire in New Mexico. They also talk about their ties to the University of Alaska Fairbanks and how their scientific experience has shaped their understanding of public policy.

Recorded by Jessie Robertson on May 29, 2018 at the University of Alaska Fairbanks in Fairbanks, Alaska. Edited by Kelsey Skonberg.

Music: “Arctic Evening” by Marcel du Preez

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