Higher Ground Podcast
This is “Higher Ground” from WSHU Public Radio. We find ways to cope with rising tides and climate change.
Hosted and produced by J.D. Allen and Sabrina Garone.
Season 2: Climate change is the greatest persistent threat to the way of life in coastal cities. Higher Ground puts the microphone in the hands of a classroom of student scientists as they come to grips with the global crisis in Connecticut’s largest city. The students think they know something about global warming, but, together from the classroom to the outdoors, we will brainstorm changes to improve their community.
Support from the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting as part of the Next Gen Public Media Accelerator program.
This season was produced in partnership with the Discovery Science Center and Planetarium.
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The idea to give everyone an acorn could change the landscape of a city. The student scientists know not all of the seeds would succeed, but they see the solution as way to make Bridgeport more resilient — and beautiful. -
Our student scientists didn't whine about how adults were responding to climate decisions that affect their future. We can find innovative ways to adapt to changes in our environment when we listen to young people. -
Missed the second season of Higher Ground? Catch the one-hour special program selected by American Public Media for national distribution.
Season 1: Climate change is already here. On Long Island, communities must prepare, and people find ways to adapt to rising tides and extreme weather that threatens America's first suburbs. Higher Ground tells the stories of these communities exploring solutions that may or may not give them the best chance at survival and help save the places millions of people call home. Or they may discover that the only way forward for suburban America is retreating from the sea.
Support comes from the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science, and the Kavli Foundation.
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The historic bay houses of the Great South Bay speak to a long tradition of living by the water. Their designs contain forgotten knowledge for post-storm… -
Hundred-year storms now topple Long Island's power system every few years. We trace the electric grid to find ways to become more climate resilient.… -
Climate-resilient infrastructure can help turn the tide against pollution. Baymen also want to keep waterways clean with nature's filters — shellfish.…
