"With global access, this three-part series examines the real consequences of climate change for our civilisation, through the rest of the 21st century and beyond. Irish journalist Philip Boucher-Hayes visits climate hotspots, from Greenland's melting glaciers to sub-Saharan Africa's weather extremes, from the flooding of agricultural land in Bangladesh to the thaw of the Siberian permafrost. He meets experts and witnesses who explain the interconnectivity of the world's fragile ecology, as we reach tipping points from which there may be no return."
"Episode 1, Into the Storm, highlights the immediate and escalating effects of climate change. It opens in Ireland, where extreme weather events are becoming increasingly common. In Greenland, it explores the rapid melting of the ice sheet, with potentially devastating consequences rising sea levels and disruptions to the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), the main ocean current system in the Atlantic Ocean. It also touches on the effects of climate change in Malawi and Siberia, a grim picture of widespread damage."
Humanity faces accelerating climate impacts across ecosystems, coasts, and weather systems. Greenland's ice sheet is melting rapidly, threatening sea-level rise and potential disruptions to the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). Sub-Saharan Africa and Malawi experience intensifying weather extremes and widespread damage. Siberian permafrost thaw increases greenhouse gas release and infrastructure risk. Coastal regions such as Bangladesh confront agricultural flooding and displacement. Marine ecosystems show die-offs and collapsing biodiversity amid warming. Adaptive responses include engineered coastal defenses, landscape redesign, and community-level measures exemplified by the Netherlands. Innovation, economic transformation, and collective resolve can mobilize mitigation and adaptation to safeguard civilization.
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