Climate Change In Boston: Reasons For A Pulitzer Winner's Warning

The Futurist Society Podcast

Boston's iconic Seaport District, built at sea level on landfill, represents billions in real estate investment. Yet this gleaming innovation hub faces an existential threat from rising seas. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Abel breaks down the environmental challenges reshaping Boston's future and what it means for residents.

Abel shares insights from his decades covering New England's changing environment - from the collapse of the historic cod fishing industry to the discovery of toxic forever chemicals in our water supply. His frontline reporting reveals how climate change is already transforming Boston's communities, economy, and way of life.

Learn about:

• Why Boston's waters are warming faster than almost anywhere else on Earth
• The hidden dangers of lead pipes still present in Boston homes
• How rising seas threaten billions in Boston waterfront development
• What solutions, from fusion power to coastal barriers, could protect the city
• The transformation of historic fishing communities like Gloucester

Abel brings an evidence-based but human perspective to these urgent challenges, informed by his work as both a journalist and documentary filmmaker. While clear-eyed about the risks ahead, he also explores reasons for hope - from advancing clean energy technology to Boston's growing climate resilience efforts.

Essential listening for anyone who cares about Boston's future and wants to understand how climate change will reshape life in coastal cities.

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