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Is SoCal's Power Grid Vulnerable to Climate Change?
A changing climate is revealing vulnerabilities in Southern California's aging power infrastructure. Up against increasingly drier weather and more forceful winds, communities are looking to mitigate climate related outages through innovation.
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Two cities, San Francisco and Freetown, brace for climate change using vastly different methodologies.
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Droughts and floods are driving many people away from their rural, farming communities into big cities.
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Forecasts are dire for Louisiana to experience the second-highest sea level rise in the world. How is the region adapting?
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“Vanishing Coral” presents the personal story of scientists and naturalists who are working with local communities to protect coral reefs that are being destroyed by warming seas, pollution, and destructive fishing practices.
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"Earth Focus" looks at three countries on the new fracking frontline: South Africa, Poland, and the UK.