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Tip of the Iceberg

Don't let Antarctica's size fool you. It's melting fast

Scientists recently issued a dire new warning about global sea-level rise tied to the melting of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. We hear from a longtime NASA researcher, who takes us on an audio journey there. Then, we head to southern Florida, where rising seas are driving a wedge between Republican mayors and their national party. And we stay in the Sunshine State to learn about the murky link between a former Brazilian football official and a multi-million dollar Florida home.

Plus: the many uses of the word ‘inshallah’; a California dreamer’s plan for a feminist paradise in South America; and the piano man of Mexico’s famed Copper Canyon.

Image: An iceberg in the western Antarctic peninsula on March 04, 2016. (Credit: Eitan Abramovich/AFP/Getty Images

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27 minutes

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Sun 24 Apr 2016 23:32GMT

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  • Sat 23 Apr 2016 04:32GMT
  • Sat 23 Apr 2016 17:32GMT
  • Sun 24 Apr 2016 10:32GMT
  • Sun 24 Apr 2016 13:32GMT
  • Sun 24 Apr 2016 23:32GMT

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