WFAE climate reporter David Boraks hosts this one-hour special report that examines how climate change affects the Carolinas and how we're responding. We hear from scientists, farmers, policymakers and other experts, as well as from activists concerned with the inequities of climate change. And we'll hear from reporters on the front lines of climate change in the Carolinas.
WFAE climate reporter David Boraks hosts this one-hour special report that examines how climate change affects the Carolinas and how we're responding. We hear from scientists, farmers, policymakers and other experts, as well as from activists concerned with the inequities of climate change. And we'll hear from reporters on the front lines of climate change in the Carolinas.
take climate change itself, often criticised for failing to convey the scale and a sense of urgency involved, some would prefer climate crisis or climate emergency. global warming suggest a gradual process, not the devastating extremes of weather the world saw in 2021, for example. alternatives might be global heating. for greenhouse gases, dismissed as science babbled by some would planet warming pollution be better? several studies claim the huge mismatch is itself a crisis of communication. so must we change the words in order to change the world? let s speak to climate change communicator and author susan joy hassol. she s been analysing this language for 30 years, helping scientists and journalists get their message across.