Years of Living Dangerously
Climate change is one of today's most hotly debated topics, not only in America but around the world. This series features firsthand accounts from people who have been affected by the occurrence, with a team of correspondents from the entertainment and news industries traveling around the world to report on effects of global warming and what people are doing to find solutions for it. Among the stories told are Oscar-winner Matt Damon's reporting on the health impact of heat waves around the globe, Golden Globe-winner Michael C. Hall's traveling to Bangladesh to get a vision of the future, and Emmy-winning journalist Lesley Stahl's heading to Greenland to examine the fate of the Arctic. Actors Don Cheadle, Harrison Ford and Jessica Alba are among the other entertainment icons who contribute reports to the hourlong episodes. The roster of executive producers includes James Cameron, Jerry Weintraub and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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- 2014-2016
- 2 seasons
- Showtime Networks
- Documentary
- TV-PG
Climate change is one of today's most hotly debated topics, not only in America but around the world. This series features firsthand accounts from people who have been affected by the occurrence, with a team of correspondents from the entertainment and news industries traveling around the world to report on effects of global warming and what people are doing to find solutions for it. Among the stories told are Oscar-winner Matt Damon's reporting on the health impact of heat waves around the globe, Golden Globe-winner Michael C. Hall's traveling to Bangladesh to get a vision of the future, and Emmy-winning journalist Lesley Stahl's heading to Greenland to examine the fate of the Arctic. Actors Don Cheadle, Harrison Ford and Jessica Alba are among the other entertainment icons who contribute reports to the hourlong episodes. The roster of executive producers includes James Cameron, Jerry Weintraub and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Season 2 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 2016
Episode 1
A Race Against Time
Sun, Oct 30, 2016 50 mins
David Letterman travels to India where the government has committed to one of the most ambitious renewable energy plans on Earth.
Episode 2
Gathering Storm
Wed, Nov 2, 2016 50 mins
Miami could be underwater by the end of the century if nothing is done to curb emissions. Jack Black investigates whether the city can survive the rising seas, while Ian Somerhalder takes an ocean voyage in search of clues from the past to understand hurricanes of the future. Diving into "blue holes," he shows how we're heating the oceans up. And this could mean giant storms for places like Miami.
Episode 3
The Uprooted
Wed, Nov 9, 2016 50 mins
New York Times columnist Tom Friedman investigates the increasing population of climate refugees and actor Don Cheadle is on the ground in California, where the worst drought in 1,200 years is having devastating effects.
Episode 4
Fueling the Fire
Wed, Nov 16, 2016 50 mins
Executive producer Arnold Schwarzenegger sets out to explore the military's relationship with a changing climate and supermodel and activist Gisele Bündchen travels to her home country of Brazil to explore the devastating decline of the country's forests, much of which is caused by cattle ranching.
Episode 5
Collapse of the Oceans
Wed, Nov 23, 2016 50 mins
Joshua Jackson travels to the Philippines and Australia's Great Barrier Reef to investigate the impacts of climate change on our world's oceans and the millions of people who rely on their ecosystems for their livelihood.
Episode 6
Priceless
Wed, Nov 30, 2016 50 mins
Actress and activist Nikki Reed explores what some believe to be the ultimate solution for climate change: putting a price on carbon. Former "Daily Show" correspondent Aasif Mandvi sets off on a quest to understand just how much of a threat climate change poses to endangered species. He travels to Kenya's wildlife preserves to meet the people on the front lines of conservation efforts.
Episode 7
Safe Passage
Wed, Dec 7, 2016 50 mins
Ty Burrell looks into the progress of electric vehicles (EVs) and automated vehicles, from Silicon Valley's technology innovators to Atlanta, Georgia, where generous EV incentives were recently killed. In Washington, DC, Bradley Whitford looks at the progress of activists like Jay Butera on persuading Republicans to forge bipartisan efforts to act on climate change.
Episode 8
Uprising
Wed, Dec 14, 2016 50 mins
Burning coal remains a major source of energy, emitting toxic pollutants and climate-altering carbon dioxide. In Illinois, America Ferrera meets with activists who want to shut down a local coal plant, and with a mayor who want to keep it open. She learns about an option that can provide clean energy and green jobs. Sigourney Weaver investigates China's impact on on today's global environment, and the progress it is making to reduce emissions even as its economy grows.