Years of Living Dangerously (2014)

Episode Overview

Title: The Uprooted In this episode, New York Times columnist Tom Friedman delves into the rising number of climate refugees — individuals compelled to abandon their homes due to the impacts of climate change, such as rising sea levels and severe natural disasters. His journey takes him from the COP21 climate conference in Paris to the war-torn Sahel region of Africa, where he speaks directly with refugees about their experiences. Concurrently, actor Don Cheadle reports from California, grappling with its most severe drought in over a millennium. He examines how Governor Jerry Brown's administration is addressing the crisis while combating climate change, meeting scientists who predict a looming global water and food shortage, along with a family of farmers facing uncertain futures in the struggling Central Valley.