World Sep 03 As rising sea levels swallow Bangladesh’s land, its climate refugees are forced to adapt By Fred de Sam Lazaro
Science Jul 06 Watch 4:53 Study warns 1.5-degree warming limit can’t prevent dangers of melting glaciers The 2015 Paris agreement’s goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius was thought to be the threshold for averting severe climate change impacts. But new research says even that level is too high to prevent the catastrophic consequences… By John Yang, Andrew Corkery
Nation Nov 07 Florida’s iconic Key deer face an uncertain future as seas rise By 2050, sea rise is expected to overtake about 84% of the 1,988 remaining acres (805 hectares) of the preferred habitat on Big Pine Key — and “the deer will already be gone,” Silvy said. By Freida Frisaro, Lynne Sladky, Daniel Kozin, Associated Press
Arts Sep 16 Watch 5:41 Miami art project puts spotlight on threat of rising sea levels By 2100, scientists project sea levels around parts of Florida will rise between two and eight feet. The majority of Miami-Dade County is just six feet or less above the ocean today. One local artist is doing what he can… By Jeffrey Brown
Science Aug 24 Watch 3:11 Tangier Island residents work to preserve culture threatened by rising sea levels Rising waters due to climate change and erosion are diminishing the landmass of Tangier Island, Virginia, a tiny speck of land in the Chesapeake Bay, and threatening a centuries-old culture fostered by the island’s isolation. PBS News Student Reporting Labs’… By Christine Zirneklis
Jun 27 Watch 8:04 Saltwater from rising sea levels threatens future of farming along Chesapeake Bay By William Brangham, Sam Weber Near the Chesapeake Bay, farms have flourished for hundreds of years on the rich, fertile soil of coastal Maryland. But as sea levels rise, driven in part by climate change, encroaching saltwater is disrupting the livelihoods of many farmers. It's… Continue watching
Jun 01 Panama prepares to relocate Indigenous residents of island threatened by rising seas By Matías Delacroix, Juan Zamorano, Associated Press The Gunas of Gardi Sugdub are the first of 63 communities along Panama’s Caribbean and Pacific coasts that government officials and scientists expect to be forced to relocate by rising sea levels in the coming decades. Continue reading
Nov 29 Watch 7:45 Southeast Asian cities face existential crisis as they sink while sea levels rise By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Simeon Lancaster Coastal cities in Southeast Asia, including Bangkok, Jakarta and Manila, face a mutually risky future: they’re sinking as sea levels around them are rising. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from Thailand, in partnership with the Under-Told Stories Project at the… Continue watching
Jun 23 Restaurants in New Orleans are recycling oyster shells to save precious coastline By Roby Chavez New reefs being made from recycled shells in Louisiana not only protect historic heritage sites and the coast from erosion, sea level rise, and storm damage, but they also offer other benefits to the ecosystem. Continue reading
May 20 Watch 8:16 Native communities in Louisiana fight to save their land from rising seas By Melanie Saltzman In Louisiana, coastal erosion is claiming an average amount of land equivalent to a football field every hour. Some Native American communities in the southeastern part of the state are the hardest hit. Special correspondent Megan Thompson brings us the… Continue watching