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Higher Ground

Climate change is already here. Rising tides, extreme weather, and heatwaves: Higher Ground tells the stories of communities exploring solutions that may give them the best chance at survival and help save the places millions of people call home.

Latest Episodes
  • We are setting up home base in Bridgeport. It's among the youngest places in an aging Connecticut. Young people here — and everywhere — want climate action.
  • Missed the first season of Higher Ground? Catch the one-hour special program selected by American Public Media for national distribution.
  • Nature will eventually take its course — with our help or without it. If we are going to choose to live by the coast, the future will remain uncertain.…
  • Millionaires in the Hamptons may have the resources for the fight against the effects of climate change, but other communities more disproportionately…
  • Some of our feathered friends are endangered and other seasonal birdwatching favorites might not stick around much longer unless humans become better…
  • A day at the winery shows how Long Island agriculture is changing. As sea level rises, the health of the land where crops are grown is at risk. Farmers…
  • Sea level rise threatens many popular Long Island downtowns. A seemingly crazy plan to move Main Street in the Hamptons could be a first, but surely it’s…
  • Climate-resilient infrastructure can help turn the tide against pollution. Baymen also want to keep waterways clean with nature's filters — shellfish.…
  • 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.…
  • 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…