I love streaming NPR classical radio here on my laptop...with a set of better speakers plugged in as well. But you may have noticed I sometimes share an article that they've posted...
These are links to audio files, pretty short, but since they all relate to the damage from the Climate Chaos to historic places and ways of life, it's a different approach for me to share. If you don't listen to links, I understand completely.
NPR's Chloe Veltman is covering the connection between climate change and heritage. Her special series, Protecting Cultural Heritage in a Warming World, looks at communities threatened by wildfire, sea level rise and more. She says she wanted to explore both urban and indigenous communities. "Cultural heritage isn't just old buildings with plaques on them — it's ways of life," she says.
Take a look at the many ways the shifting climate has changed our world:
The canals that carry Venice's famous gondolas are putting the city at risk. UNESCO says Italian authorities aren't doing enough to protect the city's historic buildings from sea level rise, extreme weather and overtourism.
In San Francisco, officials are considering raising the landmark Ferry Building by 7 feet to protect the city's waterfront from the sea.
The Oak Fire that burned in California last summer devastated the Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation. They're fighting to keep their traditions — like cultural burning — alive.
Paramount Ranch has been on the silver screen for almost a century in shows like Klondike Annie and Westworld. After the 2018 Woolsey Fire incinerated most structures, workers must decide what to save and what to let go as they rebuild.Want more of Chloe's coverage? Keep an eye out for a bonus installment in the series during NPR's Climate Solutions Week, starting Oct. 2.
Today's quote:
Gratitude will be the doorstop that keeps the door to your heart open. Peace and humility will be its gatekeeper. Cherish your heart, for it is from that place that you live. |
NICKY MORRIS |
...I don't stream things, perhap I should.
ReplyDeleteWell, streaming is what I started as option to the limited and expensive cable TV channels. But there are even more available on computer screens. I've watched several movies that way, though this screen isn't HD. But most movies (unless of the huge diorama types) look fine that way. PBS is good for computer streaming shows like NOVA.
DeleteI see on the news today that Innes Fitzgerald, a young athlete, has been awarded the Young Green Athlete Of The Year Award after declining an invitation to run in the world cross-country running championships in Australia because of environmental concerns about the long flight from the UK.
ReplyDeleteHi Barbara, I don't listen to the radio often...usually just for music. On the other hand, our daughter in law considers NPR her close 'friend' and listens to it every day. Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
ReplyDeleteThat's a wonderful old photo.
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