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Return of the River
Environmentalists are fighting to bring back Mexico's Colorado River, which now runs dry.
In Mexico the Colorado River now runs dry, partly because of climate change. Together with a team of environmentalists, Antonia, a member of the Cucapah tribe, is fighting to bring it back to life. When a deadly heat wave hits the area, Julio, a paramedic in nearby Mexicali, is on call to attend to the city’s most vulnerable. With 2021 set to be one of the hottest years on Earth, Life at 50°C presents the human impact of climate change.
