On The Radio
Three, hour-long audio documentaries for public radio
Projected sea level rise, caused by climate change, threatens to flood coastlines around the world, including most major cities. Inundation of roads, airports, sewage treatment plants, hospitals and other infrastructure situated by the water will affect those of us living on higher land as well. How will this impact our lives? What are we doing to address this paradigm shift?
Part I: Sounding the Waters
The San Francisco Bay is a beautiful and biologically rich wonder. But sea level rise and extreme weather will change human life along its coastline —from San Francisco’s financial district to Silicon Valley. How are people responding to this crisis?
Part II: Facing the Rising Tide
Rising waters threaten the lands of a farmer and of a developer, yet they and their families dismiss all warnings of danger. Why are so many of us unwilling to face this issue?
Part III: Chuey’s Story
Adapting to climate change will be a messy and painful business. And in the short term there will be winners and losers. Chuey Cazare’s family is caught in this bind.
Featured Webstory
Mortgaging the Future
In the development rush of the 1960’s 40% of the San Francisco Bay was filled in. One result was Foster City, built completely on wetlands and sitting at sea level. But rising seas, higher waves and storm surges, brought on by climate change, threaten the levees in front of this city. T. Jack Foster Junior, who built this town, paints a rosier picture of the area’s future.
Praise for RISE:
"Totally engaging. It helped me think about the complexities of climate change in a far more intimate way."