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Life at 50C (BBC)
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/science-environment-58925616Life at 50C: Fleeing Sahara's shifting sands
In northern Mauritania, people are seeing first-hand the impact of climate change.
Rising temperatures and desertification are wiping out communities and as the Life at 50C series has discovered, many are being forced to leave their ancestral homes in search of a better life.
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https://www.bbc.com/news/av/science-environment-58724297
Life at 50C: Mexico's struggle for water
Climate change is causing once-mighty rivers to dry up and temperatures to rise to deadly levels in Mexico.
As the BBC's Life at 50C season continues, this film follows paramedics struggling to treat those with heat-related illnesses, as well as a community campaigning for water to be released so that the Colorado river can flow once again.
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https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-australia-58643237
Life at 50C: Heat hitting home in Australia
Australia is one of the countries already seeing an increase in the number of extremely hot days because of climate change, with places like Sydney experiencing temperatures around 50C.
The intense heat has led to unusually strong bushfires and some indigenous species dying en masse.
As the BBC’s Life at 50 degrees season continues, this film explores how this new reality is hitting home in Australia.
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https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-58549010
Life at 50C: The toxic gas flares fuelling Nigeria's climate change
Joy and her family are among two million Nigerians living within 4km of a gas flare in Nigeria's oil-rich south.
Climate change has had a devastating impact on Nigeria. Fertile lands are turning into deserts in the north, while flash floods have become more common in the south.
The country's oil industry is making things worse as the practice of flaring - the burning of natural gas that is released when oil is extracted from the ground - is common despite its illegality. The practice is a major source of greenhouse gases and a contributor to climate change.
