Environment

Los Angeles River – From Mountain Wilderness to Cement Corset

The spirited Los Angeles River gushes from the mountains only to be forced into a concrete corset in downtown LA.

2018-06-24T11:00:00-07:00

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Deep in the Amazon, George is determined to retrace Theodore Roosevelt’s legendary expedition and witness first-hand how deforestation and climate change are affecting one of the earth’s most critical ecosystems.

2018-06-24T12:00:00-07:00

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2018-06-25T00:00:00-07:00

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Earth Focus

City Planning

Season 1, Episode 3

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. On the other side of the world, a deadly mudslide caused by torrential rains and deforestation in Sierra Leone shows the consequences of city planning that doesn't take climate change into account.

2018-06-24T12:30:00-07:00

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2018-06-27T18:30:00-07:00

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Angry Planet

Cabo Verde Volcano

Off the coast of West Africa, George heads to a remote volcanic island where a river of molten lava is engulfing a mountain village. For locals, the consequences are disastrous, and it’s up to George to get as close as possible to provide emergency crews with critical information.

2018-06-27T10:30:00-07:00

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2018-07-02T04:00:00-07:00

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2018-07-02T09:00:00-07:00

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Earth Focus

Adaptation to Global Water Shortages

Season 1, Episode 4

Anticipating future water needs, two regions on opposite sides of the world turn to technology for answers. Western Morocco, near the Sahara Desert, is currently facing unprecedented drought and groundwater mismanagement. But an ancient method of gathering moisture from fog is being taught to 13 villages, allowing people to have a level of local control over their most basic need. In Central Valley, California, the food basket of the world uses nearly 80 percent of the entire state's water supply.

2018-06-28T11:00:00-07:00

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American Rivers

Colorado River – The Strangled Giant

The untamed wilderness of the Colorado River is squeezed to a trickle with the push of one button.

2018-06-28T20:00:00-07:00

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2018-07-01T11:00:00-07:00

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2018-07-02T03:00:00-07:00

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2018-07-03T09:00:00-07:00

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Angry Planet

Black Magic Island

Hoping to determine the effect of volcanoes on climate change, George heads to the island nation of Vanuatu where he rappels into the fiery crater of one of the world’s most active volcanoes.

2018-07-04T10:30:00-07:00

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2018-07-04T19:30:00-07:00

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2018-07-05T02:00:00-07:00

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2018-07-09T00:00:00-07:00

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Earth Focus

Future of Food

Season 1, Episode 5

Communities and innovators all over the world are creating new sustainable food sources that are resilient to climate change and growing populations. In Madagascar, we see how 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.

2018-07-05T11:00:00-07:00

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2018-07-09T00:30:00-07:00

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2018-07-11T18:30:00-07:00

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American Rivers

Detroit River – From the Great Lakes to the Great Bust

The Detroit River, still one of the busiest rivers in the world and a witness to the glory times of American industrialization, today sees desolation and the occasional sunflower field in downtown Detroit.

2018-07-05T20:00:00-07:00

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2018-07-09T03:00:00-07:00

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2018-07-11T06:00:00-07:00

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Earth Focus

Urban Habitat

Season 1, Episode 6

Los Angeles is one of the biggest biodiversity hotspots in the world, despite its smog, urban sprawl and snarling freeways. At least 20,000 native and non-native plant and animal species are thriving despite human interference, and in some cases because of it. How can people help make urban habitats more welcoming to non-human urban dwellers?

2018-07-11T11:00:00-07:00

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2018-07-16T00:30:00-07:00

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Angry Planet

Burning Australia

George heads Down Under during fire season to see if climate change is slowly causing Australia to become uninhabitable. He joins a team of sophisticated firefighters in the South Australia, but what starts as a low-intensity bush fire quickly becomes a raging inferno.

2018-07-11T11:30:00-07:00

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American Rivers

Miami River - Crocodiles and Cruise Ships

The multi-cultural Miami River originates where Native Americans still value its resources, and ends where the super-wealthy park their yachts.

2018-07-11T13:00:00-07:00

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2018-07-12T20:00:00-07:00

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Earth Focus

Urban Habitat (Los Angeles)

Season 1, Episode 1

Louisiana still 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.

2018-07-18T11:00:00-07:00

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2018-07-19T02:00:00-07:00

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2018-07-21T05:00:00-07:00

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Angry Planet

Melting Siberia

On his first-ever expedition to Siberia, George witnesses the alarming effect of melting permafrost, visits a 12,000-year-old dog, and camps out with reindeer herders on the chilliest night of his life.

2018-07-18T11:30:00-07:00

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