Jack’s attitude was I’m on a journey he wants to find out about Miami wants to
wants to find out about Miami wants to
wants to find out about Miami wants to meet the people Nicole hey Jack hello hi
meet the people Nicole hey Jack hello hi
meet the people Nicole hey Jack hello hi my name is Nicole Hernandez hammer
my name is Nicole Hernandez hammer
my name is Nicole Hernandez hammer I just gave a tour of the town of Shore
I just gave a tour of the town of Shore
I just gave a tour of the town of Shore crest to jet-black
crest to jet-black
crest to jet-black this is high tide this is just high tide
this is high tide this is just high tide
this is high tide this is just high tide yeah and it’s not really a low tide this
yeah and it’s not really a low tide this
yeah and it’s not really a low tide this is a foot less than last month crazy so
is a foot less than last month crazy so
is a foot less than last month crazy so I came out here and I talked to folks
I came out here and I talked to folks
I came out here and I talked to folks and I asked them what they thought was
and I asked them what they thought was
and I asked them what they thought was causing the problem and a lot of them
causing the problem and a lot of them
causing the problem and a lot of them thought it was water mains breaking a
thought it was water mains breaking a
thought it was water mains breaking a but it is indeed sea level rise
but it is indeed sea level rise
but it is indeed sea level rise just to be clear we’re pretty far away
just to be clear we’re pretty far away
just to be clear we’re pretty far away from the beach right now
from the beach right now
from the beach right now and yet the tides bring in water out of
and yet the tides bring in water out of
and yet the tides bring in water out of the street like this it comes all the
the street like this it comes all the
the street like this it comes all the way here through the floor there’s a
way here through the floor there’s a
way here through the floor there’s a limestone yeah well this area is
limestone yeah well this area is
limestone yeah well this area is low-lying
low-lying
low-lying it also has a segment that is low income
it also has a segment that is low income
it also has a segment that is low income and that’s kind of the area that I’m
and that’s kind of the area that I’m
and that’s kind of the area that I’m interested in working in educating
interested in working in educating
interested in working in educating people in low income communities about
people in low income communities about
people in low income communities about the impacts of sea level rise and
the impacts of sea level rise and
the impacts of sea level rise and climate change so you’re a climate
climate change so you’re a climate
climate change so you’re a climate scientist you grew up here you can see
scientist you grew up here you can see
scientist you grew up here you can see the writing on the wall what do you tell
the writing on the wall what do you tell
the writing on the wall what do you tell people in the community when you when
people in the community when you when
people in the community when you when you try to communicate what’s coming
you try to communicate what’s coming
you try to communicate what’s coming perhaps they don’t have a lot of money
perhaps they don’t have a lot of money
perhaps they don’t have a lot of money to lose mm-hmm but in terms of how much
to lose mm-hmm but in terms of how much
to lose mm-hmm but in terms of how much they’re gonna lose they’re gonna lose
they’re gonna lose they’re gonna lose
they’re gonna lose they’re gonna lose more than anybody else cuz they could
more than anybody else cuz they could
more than anybody else cuz they could lose everything with regard to climate
lose everything with regard to climate
lose everything with regard to climate change there is scientific facts and
change there is scientific facts and
change there is scientific facts and then there’s the heart and the emotion
then there’s the heart and the emotion
then there’s the heart and the emotion if you only have one without the other
if you only have one without the other
if you only have one without the other they’re not really effective you need a
they’re not really effective you need a
they’re not really effective you need a combination of the two to really spark
combination of the two to really spark
combination of the two to really spark the flames of positive social change hey
the flames of positive social change hey
the flames of positive social change hey I was going Jason yeah I’m Jason how you
I was going Jason yeah I’m Jason how you
I was going Jason yeah I’m Jason how you doing to meet you I was able to
doing to meet you I was able to
doing to meet you I was able to introduce him to some people in the
introduce him to some people in the
introduce him to some people in the neighborhood I think a lot of times we
neighborhood I think a lot of times we
neighborhood I think a lot of times we think that climate change is something
think that climate change is something
think that climate change is something in the future but when we talk to folks
in the future but when we talk to folks
in the future but when we talk to folks that are dealing with the problems now
that are dealing with the problems now
that are dealing with the problems now it changes the context in which we’re
it changes the context in which we’re
it changes the context in which we’re viewing climate change it’s gonna do
viewing climate change it’s gonna do
viewing climate change it’s gonna do value to the home eventually
value to the home eventually
value to the home eventually yeah people are gonna come by and see
yeah people are gonna come by and see
yeah people are gonna come by and see you then there’s no interest in buying a
you then there’s no interest in buying a
you then there’s no interest in buying a property like that you’re surrounded by
property like that you’re surrounded by
property like that you’re surrounded by stinky water shells like years of living
stinky water shells like years of living
stinky water shells like years of living dangerously are incredibly important it
dangerously are incredibly important it
dangerously are incredibly important it helps amplify what I do and it helps
helps amplify what I do and it helps
helps amplify what I do and it helps folks
folks
folks across coastal areas learn about the
across coastal areas learn about the
across coastal areas learn about the issue of tidal flooding sea level rise
issue of tidal flooding sea level rise
issue of tidal flooding sea level rise and climate change
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