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Our planet is heating twice the rate as it was four decades ago, and in some places the warming is happening even faster. Global heating is having an impact across the world, from causing record heatwaves and forest fires to droughts and increased migration and conflict.
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Athens Runner
S1 E2 - 2m 54s
Elite athlete Dimitris Theodorikakos trains in Athens at night to avoid the punishing daytime heat of summer, as he reflects on the game changing reality of a hotter climate in the home of the modern Olympics.
Elephant Encouter
S1 E2 - 5m 38s
Peace Project Manager Shannon Diener receives a call informing her that someone has been chased by an elephant. She rushes to defuse the situation and offers up an unusual solution to a problem that is getting worse as the area becomes hotter and drier.
Yurok Controlled Burning
S1 E2 - 8m 14s
Members of the Yurok tribe conduct controlled burning in California to prevent dangerous wildfires and keep their traditions alive.
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