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Will Freund
Our changing climate is projected to affect nearly every industry in the coming years. Some of the first areas affected will be coastal communities. Join Will as he talks with members of different industries and how climate change shapes their business and the challenges they foresee.
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Join me for a conversation with Mark Hibbs, editor for the Coastal Review Online, a daily news service covering North Carolina's coast. The Coastal Review Online is a nonprofit news service and a member of the North Carolina Press Association published by the North Carolina Coastal Federation.
Being a coast news agency, articles and reports on coastal resiliency is a regular topic covered. It is not their job to be biassed one way or the other but to report the facts. In an effort to highlight this, the Coastal Review Online joined the Pulitzer Center’s nationwide Connected Coastlines reporting initiative, which examines efforts to make the North Carolina coast more resilient to the effects of climate change and sea-level rise.
On a special note, Mark recently received the Media and the Law Awards of Excellence sponsored by the North Carolina Bar Association for a series of stories on private property rights versus North Carolina’s coastal regulatory authority.
Follow these links to read more on some of their recent reporting
Paths to Resilience
Changing Minds On Climate Science
COVID-19 and the Waste Stream
When you are the mayor of a beach town, it comes with its own set of unique challenges, but also so many opportunities. For this episode, I sat down with Ben Cahoon, the mayor of Nags Head, North Carolina to discuss the coastal resiliency and lessons learned from working as an architect on the coast for the last 30 years. Working as an architect has made Ben a better mayor and an integral member of the community.
You can find more information on Ben's architecture firm here, as well as his position as mayor here.
Click below read more on some of the topics we discussed.
Flooding
Beach Nourishment
Sea-level Rise Adaptation
Off-shore Drilling
On this episode of Current Climate, I am joined by Jessica Taylor, Executive Director of the Outer Banks Center for Dolphin Research based in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. In addition to the OBCDR, Jessica is also a middle school science teacher. We discuss everything from the current state of dolphin population research to public school science standards. Some of the information and stories Jessica shares, I will not forget anytime soon.
You can read the research paper that she co-authored titled, "Common Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, SeasonalHabitat Use and Associations with Habitat Characteristics in Roanoke Sound, North Carolina." Additionally, be sure to learn more about her non-profit organization, the Outer Banks Center for Dolphin Research, and all the amazing work they do to promote the conservation of bottlenose dolphins in the Outer Banks.
If you want to see some of these magical creatures for yourself, look no further than the Nags Head Dolphin Watch, which is a unique eco-tour to search for wild Atlantic bottlenose dolphins and view the wildlife of the Outer Banks. Biologists, such as Jessica, run these dolphin tours as part of their research on these beloved aquatic animals, so you know this will be an interesting trip.
One of the other organizations mentioned in this episode is N.E.S.T. (Network for Endangered Sea Turtles), which is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and protection of the habitats and migration routes of Sea Turtle and other marine animals on the Outer Banks of North Carolina from the Virginia border to Oregon Inlet.
Kitty Hawk Kites is one of the premier outdoor recreation destinations along the Outer Banks of North Carolina and beyond. Especially if you want to try your hand at hang gliding, they are your one-stop-shop for an unforgettable experience. However, with the ever-increasing effects of a changing climate and shifting sands of barrier islands, businesses and industries are in a constant struggle with nature.
Listen to my conversation with Recreation Manager Luke Baer and Marketing Manager Ben Saltzman to hear what Kitty Hawk Kites is doing to adapt to these changes and mitigate their effects on the environment.
The Current Climate Podcast is brought to you by the climate adventure storytelling project, Climate, Kayak, and Conversation. You can find this podcast wherever you find podcasts. Be sure to give us a rating or leave a review, we really appreciate it!
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Kitty Hawk Kites is one of the premier outdoor recreation destinations along the Outer Banks of North Carolina and beyond. Especially if you want to try your hand at hang gliding, they are your one-stop-shop for an unforgettable experience. However, with the ever-increasing effects of a changing climate and shifting sands of barrier islands, businesses and industries are in a constant struggle with nature.
Listen to my conversation with Recreation Manager Luke Baer and Marketing Manager Ben Saltzman to hear what Kitty Hawk Kites is doing to adapt to these changes and mitigate their effects on the environment.
The Current Climate Podcast is brought to you by the climate adventure storytelling project, Climate, Kayak, and Conversation. You can find this podcast wherever you find podcasts. Be sure to give us a rating or leave a review, we really appreciate it!