High Tide in Dorchester (2018)

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4 жыл бұрын

If the consequences of global warming and higher sea levels are distant concepts for you, come on down to Dorchester County, ground zero for sea level rise along the Maryland portion of the Chesapeake Bay. Observe the dying forests, sunken tombstones and waterlogged home foundations of vanished communities, and hear warnings from scientists and the stories of residents who may soon need to retreat because of higher water. A film by Tom Horton, Dave Harp and Sandy Cannon-Brown.

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@samwelsh8241 3 жыл бұрын

Sweet home Maryland when i'm at college in Florida this documentary makes me feel like i'm back home kayaking every weekend morning and just enjoying the pure peace and quiet of Marylands rivers and the only thing I hear are the calls of eagles and ospreys. I'm a born Marylander who loves old bay but I don't have a taste for seafood which is crazy

@danielsaenz1325 3 жыл бұрын

wow I'm from VA, but your state is truly beautiful.

@Mooseydog 3 жыл бұрын

My friend, I wholeheartedly concur. For many years I visited St. Michael’s as my ex father in law owned land on Broad Creek which he bought from the venerable author James Michener. I’ve kayaked all over the shore but certainly this area was my favorite. Anyhow, best of luck in all your future endeavors and may there many crabfeasts in your future

@nukemanmd 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice done. I have lived on the western shore my whole life (70 years), but have wonderful memories of the eastern shore - fishing and crabbing with my grandfather and father. I breaks my heart to see what is happening in Dorchester - a beautiful part of the state. Thank you for your eye-opening documentary.

@Roadtripmik Жыл бұрын

this video inspired me to explore dorchester county its a magical place

@colliecoform4854 3 жыл бұрын

Rising tides, sinking land, a recipe for change that will be almost impossible to stop.

@Cl0ckcl0ck Жыл бұрын

Just erosion going on for a long long time. 12:00 "It used to be three islands. Applegarth went away a century ago." Darn you time traveling man-made global warming!!!

@Wadiyatalkinabeet_ 16 күн бұрын

Dorchester has ALWAYS been underwater.

@sammyvh11 2 жыл бұрын

I'm 64 and I have boated and fished on the Bay my whole life. The water level at Sandy Point state park is the same as the first time my uncle rented a boat there in 1966. The Susquehanna flats are still the same depth as in my youth. Hart Miller Island is still there. Your talking about erosion and that's not sea level rise. Let me know when ocean going ships can't pass below the Bay Bridge.

@andywomack3414 2 жыл бұрын

The images indicate otherwise. The increasing incidence of high tide flooding is documented fact.

@johngoodspeed3585 11 ай бұрын

@@andywomack3414 Don't be one of the sheep! Why is the Western Shore not sinking? Bay islands have been disappearing long before fossil fuels, explain that!

@HappyHarryHard-On 2 ай бұрын

What do you think controls the elevation of erosion via wave attack? The water is getting higher relative to the land. Tidal gauges, satellite altimeters, AND erosion clearly show this.

@chasgotthespins6124 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent production.

@luckyfisher8635 2 жыл бұрын

Great film!

@jacobmccoury789 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful documentary

@jackmwa902 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful…. More please

@donjohnsmusic3116 3 жыл бұрын

This is wonderful work! Would love to be part of something this good! Well written, edited, filmed, produced. Just a pleasure to watch! So glad I discovered this! It makes me want to visit!

@chasgotthespins6124 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@alanknight4418 2 жыл бұрын

It's not that the water is rising. It's that the land and barrier islands are being taken over by erosion.

@Lafayettelyle 2 жыл бұрын

let's see, the sea level rises at Chesapeake Bay. But not at Norfolk, nor at the Outer Banks nor at Charleston Harbor SC. Come on and get real. Did you happen to notice all those hydrology altering causeways in your film? Get real.

@sammyvh11 2 жыл бұрын

This is a political propaganda film for the green new deal. The erosion problem is real the sea level rise is not. They use the Bay as an example because they take advantage of people who don't live there or boat there. When they ban all the outboard and inboard gas and diesel engines as California has the waterman will be out of business. I have nothing against electric engines and solar panels but let the free market decide not forced down my throat.

@carolinatrout Жыл бұрын

Downtown Charleston floods pretty bad and it ain't getting any better - I'm not really sure if it is sinking land or rising seas. Grew up on MD's eastern shore and the symptoms are more subtle but still there... my favorite niche habitats have noticeably declined in my lifetime. I still spend plenty time oystering, crabbing, catching rockfish and perch etc. but lets be honest about the health of the bay and creeping wetlands in Maryland's south marsh.

@WoodisGood82 3 жыл бұрын

Growing up on the western shore, I have not seen any increase in water levels or floods. Isnt it more likely Dorchester county is sinking?

@connorpusey5912 2 жыл бұрын

Yes most likely. It’s eroding. Or at least fluctuating.

@Roadtripmik Жыл бұрын

lower dorchester is affected most as shown on the map, but there are easy technological sollutions like seawalls and levies, but its too costly and its at the expense of the wildlife

@4.9copblank49 2 жыл бұрын

I've lived on the Chesapeake Bay since 1967 and there has been exactly ZERO sea rise. ZERO.

@kevinhoffman8214 2 жыл бұрын

so have I , in calvert county , kenwood beach , and Cambridge Md , where do you live that you have not seen it ? I have seen homes fall off the cliffs beaches dis appear , it may not be from fossil fuels

@intothekey 2 жыл бұрын

I've noticed some land erosion but never any sea rise.

@davidmurphy9671 Жыл бұрын

It's hard to see when your head is buried in the sand.

@gmb4648 5 ай бұрын

yeah... because the sea level has risen 6 inches. I doubt youd notice that. Sea level rise itself wont cause islands to sink, but it causes land erosion to happen at a higher rate.

@ceciljones2695 5 ай бұрын

You need a eye examination

@wulfeman9948 Жыл бұрын

the climate has been changing forever . its nature

@nativevirginian8344 2 жыл бұрын

I do not see any sea level rise. Been around the Bay all my life. It’s EROSION.

@gmb4648 5 ай бұрын

the sea level rise isnt noticeable itself (i doubt anyone can notice a 5 inch increase over 40 years) , but it increases the rate of erosion. Plus the fact warmer oceans=stronger storms, and stronger storms cause more erosion.

@unnaturalselection8330 2 жыл бұрын

"It's erosion AND sea level rise" .....Then why is my island, right below your state, still the exact same height it was during my grandad's time? Did the water just rise beneath their island and nowhere else?!?

@GuitarGodsUnite 2 жыл бұрын

You probably think the earth is flat too

@unnaturalselection8330 2 жыл бұрын

@@GuitarGodsUnite ....And you probably believe in Smurfs.

@gmb4648 5 ай бұрын

Sea level rise doesn't look significant, but it causes erosion to happen faster. Some are more protected than others, for example look at how much smith island has shrank, when its right below dorchester

@svmagichat2511 2 жыл бұрын

If that is marshland, than it should be protected as the marsh would reduce erosion along the shoreline. and form a barrier against storms foul weather. So what is in store for you in the futer as this is an old video from a few years ago as i left an comment and got no reply. Gerard. Nsw Australia.

@JWSSpeedo 2 ай бұрын

Land will always go back to the sea. From the highest mountains to those little islands. Erosion control is what is called for.

@sandracoomber2107 2 жыл бұрын

LOVELY! DO YOU HAVE CRABS NOW IN THE RIVERS?

@waynehogue2499 3 жыл бұрын

Funny this KZfaq didn’t get a lot of hits?

@zachattack5761 2 жыл бұрын

I just went on the 7th grade harriet tubman thing

@dalemorris8609 9 ай бұрын

What makes more sense ? Washington politicians allocation of funds to fight a war halfway around the world or water intrusion in the Chesapeake Bay area 🤔

@howardaltemus9814 2 жыл бұрын

Too late!!!

@jameswilson9181 2 жыл бұрын

A beautiful documentary. Total horse-Crap, but beautiful.

@1234thisgirl 2 жыл бұрын

My ancestors came from hoopers island I wish I'll be able to see it before it's gone this makes me very sad to see how were destroying the earth

@robertcalamusso4218 2 жыл бұрын

No to be mean because climate change has affected me ~ But the only constant is change. And Mother Nature Bats Last.

@tramainecbaynes1364 2 жыл бұрын

good/

@nativevirginian8344 2 жыл бұрын

Why don’t those people stop wasting all that money on that sinking house, a losing battle, and spend it getting out of there? People are dumb.

@johnb.6468 10 ай бұрын

Reported for misinformation

@blakespower 9 ай бұрын

too many rich people building homes on the shores. it makes them feel better to have plus million dollar homes on the bay, but they are destroying the bay! they should all LEAVE

@johnbrowning741 2 жыл бұрын

Why don't you take a lesson from the neitherland managment. just buy a large ship to dredge the outer areas and build up the inner areas. Make jobs for a bunch of people in the process.

@kevinhoffman8214 2 жыл бұрын

dredge spoils is considered toxic , so finding a place to dump it is a big problem , currently they are rebuilding poplar isl with the spoils from baltimore

@bobpiff5161 Жыл бұрын

Lies… if you believe it, your simple.

@gmb4648 5 ай бұрын

you cant even use the right your/youre

@4.9copblank49 2 жыл бұрын

Absolute bullshit.

@Cl0ckcl0ck Жыл бұрын

That's some really localized 'global warming' and 'sea level rise'..... Yeah, the land is sinking and there is massive erosion (look at those exposed tree roots) but that isn't real problem. :') What a joke of an activist documentary.

@HappyHarryHard-On 2 ай бұрын

Whether the land is sinking (relative to the water) or the water is rising on its own in a vacuum, the result is the same. What do you think controls the elevation of erosion via wave attack?