Examining the short-sighted political decisions of one American city in an era of rising seas.
Inundation District
In a time of rising seas, one city spent billions of dollars erecting a new waterfront district - on landfill, at sea level. Unlike other places imperiled by climate change, this community with some of the world’s largest companies was built well after scientists began warning of the threats. The city called its new neighborhood the Innovation District. Others are calling it INUNDATION DISTRICT.
Freedom Hill
Princeville, NC sits atop wet, swampy land along the river. In the 1800s, the land was deemed uninhabitable by white people. After the Civil War, this indifference left it available for freed enslaved Africans. Once called ‘Freedom Hill,’ it was gradually established as an all Black town. But the town has been inundated with flooding...and with each flood, a little more of the small town erodes.
Fire Tender
Yurok people have been putting fire on the land since time immemorial...but this practice has been disrupted by California settlers. Catastrophic fires in the West, however, has policymakers rethinking their commitment to fire suppression. FIRE TENDER shares the work of Margo Robbins, a Yurok knowledge keeper, seeking to return practices to Yurok territory, and to restore the land and its people.
Our World
How can we protect our world? The inactions of individuals, industries and governments speak volumes when it comes to our planet and climate change. Scientists agree that humans are the cause of global warming, and the frequency of catastrophic weather events like droughts and floods is evidence that we cannot continue to consume resources at the rate we have been.
WORLD recognizes the importance of climate change, spotlighting stories of conservation from Southeast Louisiana to Aotearoa, New Zealand to the Arctic Circle. What actions, small or big, can you make today to create positive change for your community and the Earth tomorrow?
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