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This week the team reports on the many ways to say – and mispronounce – alligator in the bayou. We also hear about a shortage of nurses trained to help sexual assault survivors.

We keep hearing scary predictions about sea level rise, but it’s hard to imagine what it will mean for seas to rise two feet…4 feet…even 7 feet by the end of the century. This episode takes you to each of America’s three coasts where communities are coming up with solutions to the rising water.

Flooding is the most common natural disaster — by far. As more and more towns are devastated by floods, people are facing the tough question of how to rebuild — or even if they can. In this episode, we travel to two towns to discover how one obscure federal policy designed to stop the cycle of flood damage is leading to opposite destinies.

As 2024 comes to a close, we are taking this time to focus on hope. While this year has been rough for the climate and the environment in many ways, there is also so much good happening out there. There are wins to celebrate and reasons for optimism. Today, Sea Change sits down with an expert on hope, and learn why evidence-based hope is essential in our fight against climate change.

This week, we discuss a book that argues that the roots of mass incarceration in Louisiana go back to before The Civil War, plus highlight a legendary Birmingham coach.

New Orleans food writer Ian McNulty on the evocative power of the classic old fashioned cocktail at the holidays.

A 1-hour special investigation into LNG. This deeply-reported, globetrotting program follows American gas around the world.

Today on Sea Change, we talk with Dr. Robert Howarth of Cornell University to talk about his groundbreaking LNG study and how it could shape the future of American energy policy.

The Historic New Orleans Collection spotlights the late Sybil Haydel Morial, former First Lady of New Orleans.