I’m a sucker for shows about disasters. “Mega Disasters” on the History Channel might be my favorite show. (With the one about the Yellowstone “Supervolcano” being my favorite.
Recently, I was watching another program in this genre, “Earth Under Water,” on Nat Geo. I’m not sure if this is a series or just a one-off, but it is pretty fascinating. It predictably discusses the coming climate change sea-level rise with the subtext being that we’re all pretty much, no pun intended, up the river without a paddle on this one. And if you live on the coast? Just move inland now.
Scientific sensationalism and wild prognostications aside, there was also a lot of great information. Watch the video segment taken from the show below for instance. Here, they discuss the New Orleans Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System, an ongoing $15 billion project that has, predictably, proven contentious of late.