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The Molecule That Made Us
Extreme Flooding
Extreme rain and flooding today is four times more likely than it was forty years ago. Photographer Gideon Mendel has spent 12 years documenting floods all over the world. In this clip he travels to the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, in the Carolinas. Gideon hopes that through his work he’ll make climate change more personal and make an impact on the conversation about the climate crisis.
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Earth’s changing water cycle, and water for profit, are forcing changes across the globe.
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Travel into the past to see how water created the earliest civilizations.
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How did water become the essential force behind all life? Dive in!