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VOA Connect brings together stories of people across the United States and around the world. It's a place to meet street artists and high tech innovators, and everyone in between.

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    • Society & Culture

VOA Connect brings together stories of people across the United States and around the world. It's a place to meet street artists and high tech innovators, and everyone in between.

    • video
    Water & Ice - May 10, 2024

    Water & Ice - May 10, 2024

    VOA Connect Episode 330 - Enhancing water safety and addressing glacier melt’s impact on rising sea levels.

    • 28 min
    • video
    Open Water Swimming - May 10, 2024

    Open Water Swimming - May 10, 2024

    Amy Heape is an open water swim coach. Open water swimming is a swimming discipline which takes place in outdoor bodies of water such as oceans, lakes and rivers. Amy trains individuals first in the pool to enhance their swimming technique so they can then enjoy the freedom and joy of swimming in open waters. Camera | Producer | Editor: Gabrielle Weiss

    • 9 min
    • video
    Women Scuba Divers - May 10, 2024

    Women Scuba Divers - May 10, 2024

    Maira Thomas is a scuba diving instructor. She wanted to involve more women in the sport, so several years ago she started ScubaMAR Maids, an online community of women, who travel and dive together. We'll be joining them on their upcoming trip to Panama. Camera | Producer | Editor: Genia Dulot)

    • 6 min
    • video
    Antarctica’s Thwaites “Doomsday” Glacier - May 10, 2024

    Antarctica’s Thwaites “Doomsday” Glacier - May 10, 2024

    Thwaites Glacier located in Antarctica, is an unusually broad and vast glacier. Known as The 'Doomsday Glacier', scientist say it is rapidly melting. Sridhar Anandakrishnan is a glaciologist and professor at Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. He explains the danger of global warming's effect on Thwaites Glacier, with the increased melting from the glacier causing sea level rise across the globe. Reporter | Camera:  Aaron Fedor, Producer: Kathleen McLaughlin, Editor: Kyle Dubiel 

    • 9 min
    • video
    Nature | Washington Park Arboretum - May 10, 2024

    Nature | Washington Park Arboretum - May 10, 2024

    Explore the Washington Park Arboretum, an outdoor museum renowned for its focus on trees and woody plants. Situated in the heart of vibrant Seattle, Washington, this 230-acre park is home to over 40,000 plants sourced from various corners of the globe. Camera | Producer | Editor: Gabrielle Weiss

    • 2 min
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    Melodic Magic - May 03, 2024

    Melodic Magic - May 03, 2024

    VOA Connect Episode 329 - Unraveling the music within and beyond.

    • 27 min

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