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Georgia Climate Project
Climate change can feel like a complex, distant, theoretical problem, even though it directly impacts our state. Through our Georgia Climate Stories initiative, we are bringing this issue home by showing the real, day-to-day impacts on Georgia’s people and businesses. Check out our recently released Georgia Climate Stories Navigator to take an interactive tour around Georgia to learn about climate-related stories.
Student stories
University students across the state of Georgia have developed stories about climate change impacts and solutions in Georgia. From social justice rallies to cutting edge science, check out the stories created by students highlighted below.
A story can be presented in a variety of media formats. Below we have examples of video and still photos submitted by students, but there is a lot of room for creativity for how you can tell your story! Some examples of story formats include:
Written article
Still photo
360 degree photo
Short audio tiny doc
Short video
Hurricane Michael, Jones Center at Ichauway, Newton, GA
Creator: Gemma DiCarlo
"One of the predictions of climate change is that these storms will be more intense and they will occur more frequently."
NEON Research, Jones Center at Ichauway, Newton, GA
Creator: Gemma DiCarlo
"[The Jones Center] is a way we are doing that on a national scale, looking for climate change."
Maya Davis Leading a Climate March
Creator: Maya Davis
University of Georgia
"...this event was held on the hottest September day on record at a whopping 104° F."
Discarded
Creators: Hannah Abraham, Brandon Kassouf, Dorien Minor, Max Xu
Georgia Institute of Technology
"In today's society, food waste has evolved into a prevalent feature of our daily meal intake."
Georgia’s Raising Climate Issues
Creator: Alyssa Shelnutt
University of Georgia
"...one of the primary effects of climate change is the disruption of the water cycle"
Additional climate stories in Georgia
With the effects of climate change garnering increased attention in the state of Georgia, local and state-wide new outlets have become an excellent resource for identifying meaningful stories demonstrating climate impacts and solutions. Explore the list below to examples of how climate change stories are being told around the state.
Impacts
Septic tanks threaten water quality on Georgia’s coast as sea levels rise (Savannah Morning News)
Climate change report contains grim forecast for Georgia (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Time will tell on salt marsh, climate change (The Brunswick News)
Georgia will face danger from climate change (The Signal)
Georgia needs better research and resources to deal with changes in climate, new report says (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
From Apples to Popcorn, Climate Change is Altering the Foods America Grows (The New York Times)
The Colors of Climate Awareness (National Center for Science Education Blog)
Georgia salt marshes are a vital resource (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
'The hots are hotter': Athens-area farmers adjust to shifting climate (Red & Black)
Experts examine what’s now, what’s next for sea-level rise (The Brunswick News)
Bad news for Southeast peaches: Something freezing this way came (NOAA)
Broken Pecan Trees, Ruined Cotton Harvest: Georgia Counts Michael’s Cost (The Wall Street Journal)
The impact of climate change on Georgia food and Georgia farms (Georgia Organics)
From farm to flowers: How climate change and long-scale farms impacted Thomas Orchards (Red & Black)
Climate report offers a look at local effects happening now (Savannah Morning News)
A Huge Decline in Pecan Production (Southeast Ag Net Radio Network)
Low lying and narrow, U.S. 80 awaits improvements (Savannah Morning News)
Heat wave has Georgians cautious about crops, outdoor activities (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Climate Change Will Always Hurt Poor People the Most (Gizmodo)
solutions
Acres of Georgia coastline purchased for conservation (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
GSU professor helps preserve National Marine Sanctuary (WTOC)
Do climate policies ‘kill jobs’? An economist on why they don’t cause massive unemployment (The Conversation)
How Georgia Became a Top 10 Solar State, with Lawmakers Barely Lifting a Finger (Inside Climate News)
Students share motivations ahead of Youth Climate Strike (Grist)
Solar growth continues in Savannah, Southeast (Savannah Morning News)
AT&T, Beset by Disaster Costs, Turns to 30-Year Climate Modeling (Bloomberg)
Climate stories in the US
There are powerful human-centered stories of climate change being told across the United States. See examples below of statewide story telling initiatives from North Carolina and Wisconsin in addition to stories from the Southern Environmental Law Center and PBS News Hour.
Climate Stories NC
Climate Wisconsin
SELC - Stories of Solar
PBS News Hour
Google Sites
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