Channel: NOVA PBS Official

Category: Science & Technology

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Description: Each year, California and the Southwest break new records for droughts and high temperatures, leading to heat waves, wildfires, and even flooding. Learn how these catastrophes operate together—and how engineers are working on new technologies to help us survive. PRODUCTION CREDITS: Produced by: Lorena Lyon Production assistance: Angelica Coleman Ari Daniel Robin Kazmier Caitlin Saks Music: APM Archival: California National Guard/Flickr/CC BY 2.0 Storyblocks SFX: electronixtech/Freesound/CC BY-NC 3.0 InspectorJ/Freesound/CC BY 3.0 ryanlouis/Freesound/CC BY-NC 3.0 © WGBH Educational Foundation 2021