Episode
VICE: Our Rising Oceans
Overview
A report on climate change that features a visit to Antarctica to observe melting glaciers and a report on rising sea levels in Bangladesh. Then an interview with Vice President Joe Biden.
Details
- Series
- VICE
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2015-03-06
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Our Rising Oceans is Episode 1 in Season 3 of VICE. It aired on 2015-03-06. The runtime is 30 min.
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