Among the effects of climate change are more extreme weather events, such as Typhoon Haiyan, Superstorm Sandy, and a severe drought stretching across much of the Western United States. On this edition of Making Contact, we’ll take a deeper look at the social and psychological impacts of climate change, and the weight of inaction.
Featured speakers/guests:
Niki Stanley and Derice Klass, Far Rockaway residents; Zardos V. Abela, firefighter for the Bureau of Fire Protection in Tacloban, Phillipines; Abigail Gewirtz, psychologist at the University of Minnesota; Stephan Wasik, Valley Fire survivor; Jeff Keenan.
Credits:
Host: Laura Flynn
Producers: Laura Flynn, Andrew Stelzer, Jasmin Lopez, and Monica Lopez
Contributing Producer: Aurora Almendral
Executive Director: Lisa Rudman
Web Editor: Kwan Booth