Climate change and displacement – How people are being forced to flee their homes
52:01 | Over the past 10 years, climate change has displaced an average of 70,000 people, every day. This, according to figures from the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR.
Years of Living Dangerously – EPISODE 108: A Dangerous Future
57:57 | In episode eight, Matt Damon takes viewers on an investigation into the impact of extreme heat on human health and mortality. Michael C. Hall journeys to the low-lying deltaic country of Bangladesh. Thomas Friedman concludes his investigation of three Middle Eastern nations.
How Bangladesh beat Europe at fighting floods
10:17 | How does Bangladesh keep its citizens safe even as the planet heats up? And what can rich countries learn from it?
Extreme weather, rising sea levels, devastating floods – The global climate crisis
28:25 | Extreme weather is occurring more frequently worldwide. Rising sea levels and heavy rain are causing devastating floods. Most researchers agree that these are the consequences of climate change.
Climate Refugees: Climate-Fueled Drought, Sea Level Rise, Storms & Fires Displace Millions Worldwide
10:53 | We speak with Hossein Ayazi, co-author of a new study that finds the climate crisis is already leading to a massive increase in the number of refugees being displaced around the world.
Sundarbans: The Next Climate Refugees
9:44 | “We were so terrified with the water coming into the house and the sound of the storm. In front of my eyes, the walls of our house collapsed.”
Climate refugees in Bangladesh
42:26 | Within the next 30 years, up to 20% of Bangladesh will disappear beneath the water. This will put as many as 30 million people on the move.