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A partial seawall is seen near houses along the water's edge on Tangier Island

Science Aug 24

Tangier Island residents work to preserve culture threatened by rising sea levels

By Christine Zirneklis

World May 21

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Watch 7:53
‘Climate refugees’ sue British government for failing to protect homes from climate change

Europe’s most important court has ruled that protection from climate change is a human right. The judgment will be put to the test in Britain by a climate change refugee who lost his cliff top home to sea erosion. Rising…

By Malcolm Brabant, Trinne Villeman

Nation Sep 27

Kemp's Ridley turtle crawls to the sea.
Scientists are shocked as a tiny endangered sea turtle returns to the Gulf Coast

For the first time in 75 years, Kemp’s ridley sea turtle hatchlings have been observed on Louisiana's uninhabited Chandeleur Islands despite being written off as a nesting spot for sea turtles decades ago.

By Roby Chavez

Nation Apr 05

Man wades through flooded streets following Hurricane Ida in August 2021
How rising sea levels threaten the lives of Louisiana’s coastal residents

A new United Nations climate report paints a dire picture of the Gulf of Mexico’s future, warning that sea level rise poses an existential threat for much of coastal Louisiana, including almost 7,000 residents near the bayou communities of Barataria,…

By Roby Chavez

Science Jul 14

Homeowners are using marsh seedlings and bags of oyster shells to create "living shorelines," a natural alternative to seawalls--and one that reduces coastal erosion as climate change causes sea levels to rise. Photo by NewsHour Weekend
Watch 10:03
‘Living shorelines’ use oyster shells and marsh grass to reverse coastal erosion

Americans who live along coastlines are watching their land disappear and property threatened as climate change causes sea levels to rise. While homeowners often rely on expensive seawalls and bulkheads to slow the erosion, a growing number are building “living…

By Sam Weber, Connie Kargbo and John Upton, Climate Central

Jul 30

Meet the residents of Louisiana’s disappearing coastal communities

By News Desk

In the last 60 years, the community on Isle de Jean Charles in Louisiana has lost 98 percent of their island.

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Nov 04

Take a video tour of the earth’s violent geological history

By Joshua Barajas

NOVA’s new series “Making North America” looks at how the continent morphed into what it is today. And on tonight’s program, Kirk Johnson, director Kirk Johnson, director of Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, discusses how so much of the…

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Aug 24

Watch 8:35
Are New Orleans’ post-Katrina flood defenses strong enough?

By PBS News Hour

Ten years ago, the levees and flood walls meant to protect New Orleans failed against the force of Hurricane Katrina. Since the catastrophe, roughly $14 billion have been spent to upgrade the city's storm defenses. But is that sufficient? William…

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Oct 29

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The Sand Engine Churns to Bring Sand to the Beach

The Sand Engine restores sand to the beach with minimal environmental impact.

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May 30

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Coastal Geoscientist Explains Sinking State of Louisiana

Interview with Torbjorn Tornqvist, Tulane University on sea level rise and subsidence…

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