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Earth Focus
We Are Where We Live
Season 4
Episode 1
Through the stories of the patients and doctors of AltaMed, a community health organization serving more than 300,000 people across LA, this episode exposes the socio-environmental determinants of health in the city of South Gate, California.
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24:40
The popular demand for avocados is having a devastating impact on a drought-stricken community in Chile.
25:52
This episode of "Earth Focus" examines how the worldwide demand for oil and gas is impacting the communities that supply it.
24:28
Los Angeles is one of the biggest biodiversity hotspots in the world, despite its smog, urban sprawl and snarling freeways.
25:44
Communities and innovators all over the world are creating new sustainable food sources that are resilient to climate change and growing populations.
25:44
Anticipating future water needs, two regions on opposite sides of the world turn to technology for answers.
25:26
Two cities, San Francisco and Freetown, brace for climate change using vastly different methodologies.
25:58
Droughts and floods are driving many people away from their rural, farming communities into big cities.
25:30
Forecasts are dire for Louisiana to experience the second-highest sea level rise in the world. How is the region adapting?
26:40
“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.
33:46
"Earth Focus" looks at three countries on the new fracking frontline: South Africa, Poland, and the UK.