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Americans use ancient wisdom and new technology to fight extreme weather.
As extreme weather in the U.S. impacts more people – with longer heat waves, more intense rainstorms, megafires, and droughts – discover how Americans are fighting back by marshaling ancient wisdom and innovating new solutions.
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Weathering the Future Preview
Preview: Season 50 Episode 5 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
As extreme weather in the U.S. impacts more people – with longer heat waves, more intense rainstorms, megafires, and droughts – discover how Americans are fighting back by marshaling ancient wisdom and innovating new solutions.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship- [Man Voiceover] The weather is wacko.
- Hurricanes are intensifying.
- [Narrator] Extreme weather.
- [Man Voiceover] Drought and heat waves are more severe.
- [Narrator] Is threatening America.
- 30 or 40 mile an hour wind.
Howls for days on end.
- [Narrator] But across the country, people are fighting back.
(upbeat music) - We're not going anywhere.
- [Narrator] With innovation.
- We can substantially cool down cities.
- [Narrator] And ancient wisdom.
- Well, it's worked for 10,000 years.
It can work again.
- [Narrator] Weathering the Future on NOVA.
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How Extreme Heat Overwhelms the Human Body
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How Sewage Becomes Drinking Water
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Hurricanes Are Getting More Destructive
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Recent hurricanes blow away records for destruction, costing over a trillion dollars in 20 years. (4m 15s)
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