The MUSC Public Information and Community Outreach Initiative (PICO) staff has collaborated with SCETV on several co-produced broadcasts about public environmental issues.
The content below has been segmented for use in the classroom.
Video
Roland J. Gardner, of the Beaufort-Jasper-Hampton Comprehensive Health Services, briefly discusses the impacts of global warming in rural areas of South Carolina, addressing challenges with natural...
Video
Andy Fairey, Chief Operating Officer of the Charleston Water System, discusses Charleston’s water sector, and the effects of climate change on the water systems. Charleston’s aging infrastructure is...
Video
Doctor Robert T. Ball, Jr., physician, educator, and epidemiologist, joins to discuss the human-health aspects of climate change, like how infectious diseases caused by climate change affect those...
Video
The third expert is Jackie L. Jackson, the Director of Special Projects in Garden City, Georgia. Her topics are the focus of policy in combatting climate change in Chatham County, and reinforcing the...
Video
The primary and most visible impact of climate change is the accelerated increase of sea levels. Localized flooding has always been a problem for citizens in Charleston and Beaufort, with impacts such...
Video
Reverend Doctor Nannette Pierson, of the Sandalwood Community Food Pantry, Queen Chapel AME Church, discusses the crucial role this food pantry plays in providing relief efforts for the local...
Video
Mark Wilbert, Director of Emergency Management of Charleston, shares how climate change is impacting the emergency management division, and the city of Charleston. He also discusses possible solutions...
Video
The Honorable Jennifer P. Wilson, Chief Judge of the Myrtle Beach Municipal Court, joins to discuss planning ahead, to make the world a safer and overall better world for future generations. How can...
Video
Mildred McClain, representing the Citizens of Environmental Justice, insists that the vulnerable communities be an integral part of the discussion on solutions to climate change, along with policy...
Video
Hurricanes Matthew and Irma caused an incredible amount of damage to the low country, causing erosion, debris, and millions of dollars in property damage. Some peoples’ lives were hit hard; those who...
