Science Behind Frequent, Longer Heat Waves | Child Trafficking Bill Controversy | Bear Valley Music Festival
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A temperature of 104 degrees is displayed on a digital thermometer as the moon rises over Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. A heat wave setting several high temperature marks in California.
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The science behind heat waves across the country and world. Database tracks heatstroke deaths in vehicles. Why a child trafficking bill drew controversy at the state Capitol. The Bear Valley Music Festival starts this weekend.
The science behind heatwaves
Claudia Tebaldi is an earth scientist at the Joint Global Change Research Institute, a partnership between Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the University of Maryland, and has been studying increasingly frequent and longer lasting heat waves for more than two decades. Claudia joins Insight to explain heat waves currently happening across the United States and world, as well as how this is part of a debilitating trend for the 21st century. Also, as Northern California endures record-rivaling temperatures, Jan Null, a lecturer in the Department of Meteorology and Climate Science at San Jose State shares his database tracking heatstroke deaths of children in hot vehicles, explaining how quickly a car heats up, as well as the legal ramifications of whether or not you can break into a hot car if you see a child or pet in distress.
Child trafficking bill controversy
A bill that aims to increase the punishment for someone convicted of trafficking a minor in California was the source of controversy, backlash and then ultimately some rare bipartisanship last week at the State Capitol. CapRadio Politics Reporter, Nicole Nixon, joins us to breakdown the path of Senate Bill 14 and why some Democrats opposed the stiffer penalties, why it prompted Governor Newsom to get involved, and where it heads next. We will also get a deeper understanding of how prevalent child trafficking in California is with Ashlie Bryant, Co-Founder and CEO of 3Strands Global Foundation, a leading child advocacy organization, and we’ll unpack some of the myths surrounding child trafficking.
Bear Valley Music Festival
Priscilla Call Essert, Executive Director of the Bear Valley Music Festival, joins us to provide a preview of the festival, which is celebrating 55 years and is considered to be the oldest cultural event in Alpine County. The festival kicks off this Friday and runs through Sunday, August 6th.
