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Discovery Earth Live follows scientists into the field as they investigate climate change and global warming. Read the blogs, click through images, watch video and listen to audio interviews from remote places on Earth.

Bering Sea: Aboard an Icebreaker
April 4, 2009 -- The Polar Discovery team examines wildlife to learn more about how the changing climate may affect this productive ecosystem.

Arctic: Snowpack and Climate Change
Feb. 23, 2009 -- Scientists conduct the most detailed study to date of the affects of the cryosphere on the atmosphere.

Kingston Fossil Plant,Tenn.: Sludge Spill
Jan. 1, 2009 -- An earthen wall holding back millions of gallons of toxic slurry gives way, blanketing as much as 400 acres of land.

Australia: Osprey Reef Sharks
Dec. 7, 2008 -- Scientists are tracking the disappearance of Australia's iconic sharks. Wendee Holtcamp and Cat Gennaro track the expedition.

Copper River Basin: Vanishing Glaciers
Oct. 8, 2008 -- A group of researchers travel to a remote area of Alaska to investigate how the glaciers are faring.

Mozambique: Sustainable Forestry
Sept. 22, 2008 -- Summer Rayne Oakes, travels to Mozambique and learns about sustainable forestry projects.
Mission Beach: Cassowary Poo
Sept. 21, 2008 -- Wendee Holtcamp calls in from the rainforests of Australia and reports on the status of the endangered cassowary.

Coast of Belize: Coral Health
May 29, 2008 -- Dr. James Crabbe, Earthwatch scientist, investigates Caribbean coral reefs.

Rwanda: Saving the Mountain Gorilla
Mar. 25, 2008 -- Katie Fawcett, director, Karosoke Research Center, speaks with Earth Live about the status of mountain gorillas in the wild.

Gishwati Forest: One Tree at a Time
Mar. 25, 2008 -- Earth Live asks the Director of the Conservation at Great Ape: How do you recreate a forest?

Antarctica: Pine Island Glacier (PIG) Ice Shelf
Dec. 13, 2007 -- Dr. Robert Bindschadler leads a team where no one has gone before.

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