Stories of Urban Climate Change: Earth
From The Story Collider by Story Collider, Inc.
April 3, 2026 · 27 min
About this episode
This episode explores the impact of urban climate change on the earth through personal stories from Mae Dorricott and Christy Marsden.
Climate change doesn’t happen in the abstract. It happens where we live, work, and raise our families. In this special Story Collider series, each episode explores a different element of urban climate change — from fire and air to water and earth — through powerful, true stories from the people experiencing it firsthand. In this episode, our storytellers turn their attention to earth, exploring the ways humans shape the land around us — and how a changing environment shapes us in return. Part 1: While filming a wildlife documentary, filmmaker Mae Dorricott begins to notice just how profoundly human activity is shaping animal behaviour. Part 2: For Christy Marsden, climate change always felt like a distant threat until a patch of ice brought it sharply into focus. Hailing from Lancashire in the north west of England, Mae - is an underwater researcher for natural history documentaries and is currently based in Bristol. From a young age she was blessed with the privilege to visit her mother’s home of Malaysia where her obsession with the sea began. The coral reefs imprinted onto Mae, and from those first snorkels as a child knew that her life would revolve around the sea. During her…
People in this episode
Guests: Mae Dorricott, Christy Marsden
Topics covered
- urban climate change
- environment
- human impact
- animal behavior
- personal stories
Keywords
- climate change
- urban environment
- wildlife documentary
- marine biology
- true stories
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University of Plymouth, University of We
Places: Lancashire, Bristol, Malaysia
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