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Saving our Cities

2 episodes 93%4KCC

When water turns on its own cities, ingenuity becomes the last defense.

Explore how Venice and New York confront the very force that shaped them, from fragile lagoon foundations to rising seas and storm surges. This series reveals the engineering, planning, and hard choices behind protecting history, infrastructure, and daily life. Sign up to see how great cities fight to survive on the water's edge.

Episode guide

2 episodes
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1Saving Venice
Every year over 30 million tourists come to Venice, Italy, to see the palaces along the Grand Canal. Built on 10 million posts driven into the mud, Venice seems to float upon the water. Now, industrialization and motorboat traffic is putting 1000 years of history and innovation in jeopardy.
12 min
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2Saving New York City
New York City has been described as the cultural and financial capital of the world. Located where the Hudson River meets the Atlantic, climate change, a growing population, and an archaic drainage system can combine into a disaster as half a million New Yorkers live in a catastrophic flood zone.
12 min
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