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How Greenland contributes to Charleston's flooding problem

Episode Summary

Reporter Tony Bartelme and photographer Lauren Petracca give us a behind-the-scenes look at their latest project, which took them to Greenland, where melting ice has a profound effect on Charleston's coastline.

Episode Notes

Some 3,000 miles north of Charleston, melting ice in Greenland is having a profound effect on Charleston's coastline. 

This week, we go behind the scenes of a special report that showed us how Greenland and Charleston are connected. We’ll hear from reporter Tony Bartelme and photographer Lauren Petracca about their trip to Greenland. You’ll learn what they saw out on Greenland's ice sheet, what they learned from speaking with locals and how they got to fly in a plane over icebergs with NASA.

Read The Greenland Connection

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The Greenland Connection is part of the Pulitzer Center’s nationwide Connected Coastlines project and also received support from The Fund for Investigative Journalism.