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Earth Focus
Sea Level Rising: Living With Water
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.
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Rising heat is causing communities to plant trees in their neighborhoods to cool off.

23:36
Endangered species and critical naval activities harmonize on San Clemente Island.

24:09
“Fast fashion” waste is examined, recycled and reimagined.

26:36
Upgrading outdated energy infrastructure in California to prevent power outages and wildfires.

26:40
Diablo Canyon ignites conversations about nuclear power in the state’s energy future.

26:40
Love for Joshua Tree endangers the local life—both people and ecosystems.

26:40
Ravens threaten Mojave Desert tortoises, and solutions call on shifts in human behavior.

26:40
A transformed L.A. River is envisioned by the communities that live at its edge.

26:40
The L.A. River is reimagined through explorations of history, hydrology, and architecture.

26:47
Everyday people are standing up against the e-commerce giants polluting the Inland Empire.

56:40
Climate change takes a toll on mental health in rural areas.

56:41
Stories of patients and doctors reveal the environmental determinants of health in South Gate, CA.