Explaining climate impact on puffins from @ournewengland
The video explains the phenomenon of marine heat waves caused by climate change, using expert interviews to detail the impact on Atlantic puffins. A marine ecologist and a conservation scientist describe how warming waters make the puffins' primary food source scarce, forcing them to hunt for alternative, oddly-shaped fish that their chicks are unable to swallow, which threatens the species' survival.
Creator: @ournewengland on Instagram
Video format
Talking Head Edit
Video outline
- State a broad problem
- Make it relatable
- Show a specific victim
- Reveal a tragic consequence
Narrative framework
The Ecological Domino Effect
Narrative framework logic
To illustrate the devastating, cascading consequences of a large-scale problem by focusing on a single, charismatic subject and revealing a tragic, unforeseen flaw in its attempt to adapt.
Topics: Nature & Wildlife, Science, Sustainability, Journalism
Concepts: Breakdown, Opportunity Explainer
Formats: Talking Head Edit
Elements: B-Roll Cutaway, Lower Third, Split Screen, Archival Footage
Account types: Brand, Personal Brand
Transcript excerpt
As oceans warm with climate change, one phenomenon is becoming more frequent, marine heat waves. When the ocean heats up a degree or two degrees or four degrees, and this is centigrade, not Fahrenheit, so that's six or seven degrees Fahrenheit. That's huge. It's kind of like if your body temperature suddenly went up a few degrees. What would happen? You'd be very sick, and that's what we're seeing in the ocean. It's sort of like the ocean with a fever. When it comes to seabirds like Atlantic puffins, this can be a big problem. As ocean temperatures rapidly warm, fish that live in cooler water like herring become scarce. Puffins have to swim farther to find those fish or choose other warmer water fish they might not usually eat like the Atlantic butterfish. The butterfish, for example, is large and nutritious, but it grows in an odd shape. From its bad bone to its belly is quite deep. And adult puffins bad eat it fine, but chicks, especially small chicks, can't swallow it. When puffins have their own
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