E1
Sea Level Rising: Living with Water
25m Apr 25, 2018
Louisiana is learning from Hurricane Katrina. Forecasts are dire for Louisiana to experience the second-highest sea level rise in the world. There is a big movement brewing in New Orleans to build adaptive "resilience zones." In Southeast Louisiana, the native peoples of the Isle de Jean Charles have become the first U.S citizens moving within their homeland displaced by climate change.
E2
May 2, 2018
Populations are dramatically shifting as climate change drives migration. Droughts and floods are driving many people away from their rural, farming communities into big cities. We see how this is manifesting in Mongolia and examine the factors leading to the new community of Haitian people living in limbo at the border between Mexico and the U.S.
E3
May 9, 2018
Two cities, San Francisco and Freetown, brace for climate change using vastly different methodologies. San Francisco's developers are building expensive real estate on floodplains as officials try to heed expert projections on future sea levels. A mudslide caused by torrential rains and deforestation in Sierra Leone shows the consequences of city planning that doesn't account for climate change.
E4
Adaptation to Global Water Shortages
26m May 16, 2018
Anticipating future water needs, two regions on opposite sides of the world turn to technology for answers. Western Morocco is currently facing drought and groundwater mismanagement, but an ancient method of gathering moisture is being taught. In the Central Valley, California, the food basket of the world uses nearly 80% of the entire state's water supply despite inadequate clean water access.
E5
May 23, 2018
Communities and innovators all over the world are creating new sustainable food sources that are resilient to climate change and growing populations. In Madagascar, villagers are closing off marine areas to allow the fish supply to replenish at a natural pace. In San Diego, California, aquaculturists are exploring open ocean farming as a more sustainable model for the fishing industry.
E6
May 30, 2018
With so much biodiversity in the highly urban area of Los Angeles, species are thriving despite human interference, and in some cases because of it.
