Science Aug 24 Tangier Island residents work to preserve culture threatened by rising sea levels By Christine Zirneklis
World May 21 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 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 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 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. Continue reading
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… Continue reading
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… Continue watching
Oct 29 Watch The Sand Engine Churns to Bring Sand to the Beach The Sand Engine restores sand to the beach with minimal environmental impact. Continue watching
May 30 Watch Coastal Geoscientist Explains Sinking State of Louisiana Interview with Torbjorn Tornqvist, Tulane University on sea level rise and subsidence… Continue watching