Episode
VICE: Engineering Earth
Overview
As greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise at unprecedented levels, scientists work to develop a backup plan to use technology to "geoengineer" the Earth's atmosphere and reduce the effects of climate change.
Details
- Series
- VICE
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 21
- Air date
- 2018-09-14
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Engineering Earth is Episode 21 in Season 6 of VICE. It aired on 2018-09-14. The runtime is 30 min.
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