The extreme weather we've been experiencing lately has it roots in climate change according to most scientists. Intense heat, extreme storms that bring damaging winds and hail and that result in flooding, or raging wildfires all have human costs, but they also have powerful economic costs. 
Property losses have ripple effects. Who will bear the costs?  More and more, insurance companies are reluctant to offer homeowner's insurance in vulnerable areas. What does that mean for the average homeowner? 
 
In this program, we delve into this complicated issue with Alice Hill, Senior Fellow for Energy and the Environment at the Council on Foreign Relations.Hill's work focuses on the risks and consequences of climate change.

Mothering Earth-119-Climate Change Hits Home Insurance

A River Sued a City—and Won. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report.

Headlines:

The conservative Heritage Foundation’s roadmap called Project 2025 would dismantle rules and offices related to energy and the environment.

A court in Ecuador ruled that the rights of a river had been violated by pollution coming from the country’s capital city, Quito.

A cactus has gone extinct because of sea level rise.

The 1965 science fiction novel Dune has inspired a spacesuit that will allow astronauts to convert their pee into water.

This Week in Water for July 14, 2024

Did Climate Change Sink a Superyacht? That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report.

Headlines:

Did climate change sink a yacht off Sicily? One scientist says warm ocean water is “rocket fuel” for storms that generate waterspouts.

U.S. reservoirs are shrinking and becoming less reliable.

How to fight coastal erosion and protect beaches? Use electric sand.

Your next salsa might taste better because of this sustainability hack.

This Week in Water for August 25, 2024

A “Silver Tsunami” Is Hitting the Water Industry. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report.

Headlines:
A new report out last week diagnoses planet Earth as being in critical condition.

The EPA says a “silver tsunami” is hitting water utilities as experienced workers retire at an escalating rate.

If an island nation is swallowed by the sea because of global warming, is it still a country? Technically, no, but that could change.

For mosquitoes, CBD could be a total downer.

This Week in Water for September 29, 2024

This week Imogen Saunders chairs a discussion with Alex Green and Douglas Guilfoyle on their forthcoming article "The Australia-Tuvalu Falepili Union Treaty: Statehood and Security in the Face of Anthropogenic Climate Change". Can a state still exist without land territory? Is the new Australia-Tuvalu treaty a landmark climate mobility agreement of a neo-colonial arrangement?

An advance access version of the article is available at: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4961093

The text of the Falepili Union Treaty is available at: https://www.dfat.gov.au/sites/default/files/australia-tuvalu-falepili-union-treaty.pdf

Music: Sam Barsh, Oils of Au Lait

Called to the Bar: International Law over Drinks

22. Climate change and the survival of small island states: The new Tuvalu-Australia Treaty

Car Paint That Packs a Charge. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report.

Headlines:

David and Goliath—small island nations sue large developed countries for damages.

Climate records were broken last year because a certain type of cloud has gone missing.

Last week’s tsunami warning on the west coast was canceled, and although the chance of one occurring is low—it's far from impossible.

Solar paint by Mercedes-Benz could make plugging in an EV a thing of the past.

This Week in Water for December 8, 2024

[Full English translation, provided by Ingrid Bratzler, available on Climate Stories Project website]

Hello, my name is Eva Laprebendere. I am 23 years old, and I come from the “Bassin
d’Arcachon”, precisely from the city called Lanton.

First, concerning Lanton, I can say that I lived there from the age of 5 till that of 18. I
still go there very often, several times a year, during my vacation. What I like is the
ocean. It is a seaside town, we are located on the “Bassin d’Arcachon”. We are quite
surrounded by nature, and I really like the beach, where I have spent many summers
with my friends. ...

Eva Laprebendere, Lanton, France

Participants: John Steppling, Jennifer Matsui, Hiroyuki Hamada, and Dennis Riches. Topics covered: fake meat, cows rejecting fake feed, Russophobia on the rise after the Alaska summit, Israeli criminals working for the NSA allowed to flee the US, “political prisoner” convicted of three murders sent from Venezuela to the US, sinking Philippine coastlines, ICE agents quitting, the influence of A.I. on Hollywood. Music track: “Take the Wind” by Jack Littman (used with permission).

PODCAST 174

Mario Ariza calls Miami home. He knows that his future in the city is at risk because of the climate crisis. I spoke with him in 2022 about his book Disposable City. We started the conversation about a former Miami mayor, Maurice Ferré, who warned people before his death about the coming crisis. 

PlanetEarth2072 EP3

First, we spoke with Caroline Lewis, founder and Senior Climate Advisor at the CLEO Institute. We also talked to Gen-Z member Gabriela Rodriguez, a coordinator at CLEO and a Yale graduate student. 

Planet Earth 2072 EP 5

A podcast of informal conversation about topical issues in international law, life in academia and whatever else is on our mind. Hosted by Douglas Guilfoyle, Juliette McIntyre, Tamsin Paige, Imogen Saunders, and Nitna Tzouvala. 

Music: Sam Barsh, Oils of Au Lait

During the day, I’m a radio host working for public media in Rhode Island. I’ve spent almost 30 years of my life as a broadcast journalist, most of it in radio. I’m fascinated by people who want to share their stories, and everybody’s got a story to share. ￼

H2O Radio is journalism about water. We follow water wherever it leads us and report on what we find. We interview experts— from engineers and scientists to legislators and politicians in order to get the facts. But we also talk to ordinary folks to ask how water issues affect their lives. Why? Because we're all in this together. This is a conversation about water and our collective water future.

Climate Stories Project (CSP) is an educational and artistic forum for sharing personal stories about the effects of climate change on our lives and communities. CSP focuses on personal oral histories, which bring an immediacy to the sometimes abstract nature of climate change communication. Some of us may recount dramatic events such as floods and wildfires, or we may address our observations of changes in seasonal patterns and our fears for the future of our families and communities. We may discuss how climate change is forcing our communities to adapt to extreme weather and sea level rise. Or we may speak about how we are getting involved in the movement to fight the fossil fuel industry through community organizing or nonviolent protest.There is no "right" way to talk about climate change, as it is a vast topic that is increasingly touching every corner of our lives. CSP also facilitates educational workshops where students learn to speak about their own responses to climate change and interview guest speakers about theirs. In addition, some climate stories are featured in music and soundscape projects that allow audiences to witness the effects of climate change in a novel way.

Dr. Salwa Khan is a media producer and educator with a deep and abiding interest in protecting our Mother Earth.  The podcast program Mothering Earth featured here is her latest effort to spread the word that we all need to mother Earth by learning to live gently and sustainably.

New tracks tagged #Sea Level Rise