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Missed the third national special of Higher Ground? Catch this one-hour program about community science that unifies us around climate change, distributed by American Public Media.
May 01, 2024•55 min•Season 3Ep. 1
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.
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A sneak preview of our third special
Ask your NPR station to play Higher Ground's third special program distributed nationally by American Public Media from January to May 2024.
Jan 19, 2024•5 min
Episode 9: Our second special
Missed the second season of Higher Ground? Catch the one-hour special program selected by American Public Media for national distribution.
May 03, 2023•52 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Episode 8: Who taught who
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.
Nov 09, 2022•19 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Episode 7: Seeds of change
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.
Oct 26, 2022•20 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Episode 6: Downstream from here
Our student scientists recognize there is only so much that people can do to protect water quality in their harbors. When it rains, it pours into their streets, flooding into city sewers. They are curious about what flows downstream into their neighborhoods.
Oct 12, 2022•18 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Episode 5: Ideas flow like water
The quality of the water — either what falls from the sky when it rains, floods from the coast when it storms, or bubbles up the tap to drink — is on the minds of our student scientists. So, they build an innovative prototype to reuse water.
Sep 28, 2022•19 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Episode 4: Tailpipe of the nation
The student scientists identify air pollution as an avoidable sign of climate change in their neighborhoods. So, we start to bring their research and questions to Bridgeport's policymakers to see how the ideas of middle school students can help protect their city.
Sep 14, 2022•16 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Episode 3: Coping with data
The student scientists are still learning how to identify and use reliable information about climate change. These teens are trying to figure out what their role can be in addressing this seemingly overwhelming problem.
Sep 07, 2022•17 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Episode 2: Exploring the cityscape
We are headed outdoors to make observations — to see Bridgeport through the eyes of its youngest residents. The eighth-grade student scientists will record what they find, helping them better identify with the global climate crisis in their neighborhoods.
Aug 31, 2022•21 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Episode 1: Meet the kids
We are teaming up with an after-school program for Bridgeport middle schoolers to explore how students perceive the global climate crisis in their neighborhoods.
Aug 24, 2022•16 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Season 2 Trailer: Welcome to Connecticut
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.
Aug 16, 2022•13 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Our National Special
Missed the first season of Higher Ground? Catch the one-hour special program selected by American Public Media for national distribution.
Mar 16, 2022•52 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Episode 8: If The Beach Goes, We Go
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. So, for now we replenish the beach and lift houses to save the places where millions of people call home.
Sep 20, 2021•29 min
Episode 7: It's Time To Talk
Millionaires in the Hamptons may have the resources for the fight against the effects of climate change, but other communities more disproportionately impacted by sea level rise and other climate issues might not have the means to find higher ground. Part of the problem is connecting their every day observations to climate science.
Sep 20, 2021•31 min
Episode 6: Canaries In The Coal Mine
Some of our feathered friends are endangered and other seasonal birdwatching favorites might not stick around much longer unless humans become better neighbors to wildlife.
Sep 20, 2021•25 min
Episode 5: What's The Buzz?
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 will try ancient techniques to ward off climate change.
Sep 20, 2021•26 min
Episode 4: A Modest Proposal
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 an impossible task to move so much history … and a rich tourism industry?
Sep 20, 2021•33 min
Episode 3: There's Something In The Water
Climate-resilient infrastructure can help turn the tide against pollution. Baymen also want to keep waterways clean with nature's filters — shellfish. It's going to take many mollusks to outweigh the damage humans have done.
Sep 20, 2021•26 min
Episode 2: Lights Out
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.
Sep 20, 2021•25 min
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