Climate Change

Ghost forests in coastal North Carolina

Coming soon on Community Rising. Climate change is reshaping coastal North Carolina in a myriad of ways, and one of the most striking is the emergence of ghost forests. As our climate warms, sea levels rise, and saltwater intrusion advances inland, the delicate balance of coastal ecosystems is disrupted. The result is the eerie transformation…

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Climate Stories | Youth Report: A Home for Humans, No Home for Animals

“I speak for the trees.” Coastal Youth Media reporter Daisy Morales Bravo explores what new development in coastal North Carolina means for wildlife – and calls upon her neighbors to act. Climate Stories | Youth Report is a podcast by Coastal Youth Media & NC Health News exploring how climate change is shaping our neighbors…

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Climate Stories | Youth Report: Building Beaches in Dare County, Outer Banks

What would you do if you were told your home is slowly, but surely disappearing? London Halloran explores the environmental impacts of beach renourishment in her hometown on the Outer Banks, and asks local climate scientist Dr. Paul Paris – are there other options? Climate Stories | Youth Report is a podcast by Coastal Youth…

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Climate Stories | Youth Report: Living and Disappearing Shorelines

Coastal Youth Media reporter Jakub Skultety, from Kill Devil Hills Hawk, NC explores  how living shorelines can mitigate coastal erosion in his home community on the Outer Banks. Climate Stories | Youth Report is a podcast by Coastal Youth Media & NC Health News exploring how climate change is shaping our neighbors lives in unexpected…

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Climate Stories | Youth Report: Sea Levels Rise While Houses Fall

Coastal Youth Media reporter Emmy Benton, from  Kitty Hawk, NC explores how climate change is tied to homes on the oceans edge that make up her community.  Benton speaks to  scientists about what Outer Banks residents can expect over the next 20 years – and the power that locals do hold amidst impacts. Climate Stories…

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Climate Stories | Youth Report: Small Animal Conservation in Coastal NC

Coastal Youth Media reporter and resident animal-lover Nyaira Danley, from Jacksonville, NC speaks to  conversationists and forest rangers about how climate change is affecting small wildlife in a big way in her hometown. Climate Stories | Youth Report is a podcast by Coastal Youth Media & NC Health News exploring how climate change is shaping…

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Climate Stories | Youth Report: Humans & Sharks, Closer Together

Coastal Youth Media reporter Isabella Avila, from Hampstead, NC explores how climate change is bringing humans and sharks into more frequent contact. Climate Stories | Youth Report is a podcast by Coastal Youth Media & NC Health News exploring how climate change is shaping our neighbors lives in unexpected ways. The project is funded in…

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Climate Stories | Youth Report: How Will the Climate Crisis Change Farming?

Most of 17-year-old Brianna Leduc’s neighbors are farmers. Brianna lives in Whiteville, NC. In this episode, she set out to discover – how will the climate crisis change the way the way her community farms? Climate Stories | Youth Report is a podcast by Coastal Youth Media & NC Health News exploring how climate change…

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Climate Stories | Youth Report: How Youth Voice Transforms Adults’ Climate Change Attitudes

17-year-old Coastal Youth Media reporter Trisha Martinez, of Tarbor City, NC, explores the research behind strategically, in what way, youth speaking to adults about climate change can transform an older generation’s  perspective. Climate Stories | Youth Report is a podcast by Coastal Youth Media & NC Health News exploring how climate change is shaping our…

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Climate Stories | Youth Report: My Neighborhood, On Burning Trash

Youth reporter Kai Davis, of Sneads Ferry, NC, used to play in the ashes as her family burned trash on a sequestered piece of their family land. Now older, Kai knows that burning trash is bad for her, and bad for the environment. But her neighborhood doesn’t have access to waste collection. She wants that…

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