Don Cheadle Visits Central Valley | Years of Living Dangerously

the episode that we’re shooting now it’s

the episode that we’re shooting now it’s about California and how we’re seeing

about California and how we’re seeing

about California and how we’re seeing the effects of climate change here

the effects of climate change here

the effects of climate change here dramatically here with temperatures

dramatically here with temperatures

dramatically here with temperatures rising and us losing the snowpack how

rising and us losing the snowpack how

rising and us losing the snowpack how that is having an effect on water

that is having an effect on water

that is having an effect on water specifically and how the lack of water

specifically and how the lack of water

specifically and how the lack of water is affecting everyone down the line

is affecting everyone down the line

is affecting everyone down the line we’re in Tulare County California which

we’re in Tulare County California which

we’re in Tulare County California which is one of the most important crop

is one of the most important crop

is one of the most important crop growing areas not just of California not

growing areas not just of California not

growing areas not just of California not just of the United States but of the

just of the United States but of the

just of the United States but of the world and they’ve been like the rest of

world and they’ve been like the rest of

world and they’ve been like the rest of California in drought for over four

California in drought for over four

California in drought for over four years now in the Central Valley is right

years now in the Central Valley is right

years now in the Central Valley is right now dying in front of us so because of

now dying in front of us so because of

now dying in front of us so because of the drought they’re forced to only use

the drought they’re forced to only use

the drought they’re forced to only use water from their wells which means

water from their wells which means

water from their wells which means they’re sucking up all the groundwater

they’re sucking up all the groundwater

they’re sucking up all the groundwater wells are going dry and the groundwater

wells are going dry and the groundwater

wells are going dry and the groundwater itself is becoming depleted so this is

itself is becoming depleted so this is

itself is becoming depleted so this is it yeah this canal here has been dry for

it yeah this canal here has been dry for

it yeah this canal here has been dry for going on almost three years three years

going on almost three years three years

going on almost three years three years like this we are relying so much on

like this we are relying so much on

like this we are relying so much on things that we have no control over I

things that we have no control over I

things that we have no control over I mean the big picture in all of it is

mean the big picture in all of it is

mean the big picture in all of it is worrying the real world struggles that

worrying the real world struggles that

worrying the real world struggles that we’re going to face if this situation

we’re going to face if this situation

we’re going to face if this situation continues you know I’m confident that

continues you know I’m confident that

continues you know I’m confident that we’ll survive but I think the drought

we’ll survive but I think the drought

we’ll survive but I think the drought has given us the opportunity to do this

has given us the opportunity to do this

has given us the opportunity to do this to share our stories and the fruit that

to share our stories and the fruit that

to share our stories and the fruit that comes from farming and how it feeds

comes from farming and how it feeds

comes from farming and how it feeds everybody so when we have rain we’ll

everybody so when we have rain we’ll

everybody so when we have rain we’ll we’ll continue to farm we’ll make crops

we’ll continue to farm we’ll make crops

we’ll continue to farm we’ll make crops and we’ll continue to feed the world we

and we’ll continue to feed the world we

and we’ll continue to feed the world we do know with climate change droughts are

do know with climate change droughts are

do know with climate change droughts are going to be more frequent and of longer

going to be more frequent and of longer

going to be more frequent and of longer duration and people who farm here have

duration and people who farm here have

duration and people who farm here have got to learn to live in a new

got to learn to live in a new

got to learn to live in a new environment which means the rest of the

environment which means the rest of the

environment which means the rest of the country and the rest of the world has to

country and the rest of the world has to

country and the rest of the world has to learn to live with that new environment

learn to live with that new environment

learn to live with that new environment it’s alarming there’s no time to waste

it’s alarming there’s no time to waste

it’s alarming there’s no time to waste we have to bang on the drum and try to

we have to bang on the drum and try to

we have to bang on the drum and try to get as much attention as we can however

get as much attention as we can however

get as much attention as we can however we can

we can

we can you