The conditions for existence on Earth are sustained by a complex web of climatic processes. Annual rains, predictable seasons and consistent temperatures all allow life to flourish. But our over reliance on fossil fuels is causing the delicate balance of our planet to shift. Instances of extreme weather used to be rare but now deadly heatwaves, wildfires, powerful floods, hurricanes and droughts are becoming the norm.
The question is no longer will they happen but when and how we can cope with them. In this episode, we look at two ways in which communities are learning to manage new extremes – a smart phone app to help pastoralists cope with drought in Kenya, and building protection against cyclones in Myanmar through planting mangrove forests by hand, and by drone.
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