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Earth Focus
How is Climate Change Impacting the Nation's Largest Food Producer?
Season 7
Episode 4
Climate change is intensifying pressure on California agriculture as water scarcity, heat, pests, and extreme weather strain farms across Southern California. Deepening existing food insecurity, some farmworkers are unable to afford the food they grow. This episode examines inequity, the programs addressing it, and the farms testing new agricultural technologies to secure food access for all.
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