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Greenlit: Katrina 2065, Weather Channel

Katrina 2065 (1 x 60′) – With the changing climate reshaping the world’s weather, host Sam Champion, alongside Jim Cantore, will take viewers on a scientific journey through likely scenarios that could take place if Hurricane Katrina hit 50 years from now.

Utilizing cutting-edge weather animations, expert analysis from the network’s world-class meteorologists and interviews with some of the nation’s leading experts on climate, engineering and disaster response,  the show addresses the question much of the gulf coast still asks itself  – could we endure this again?

Imagine – sea level rise is eroding the Gulf Coast, and a Category 3 hurricane is on the way. In New Orleans, which could nearly be an oceanfront city, water overtops rebuilt levees. This, combined with extreme rainfall, warmer oceans and sinking lands, could create even worse impacts in the Crescent City than in 2005. And the levee system which relies on regular maintenance and lifting to meet future storms was only built to 2011 sea levels.

Powered with data from Climate Central scientists, the special uses current climate trends to illustrate how the severe impacts of global warming will affect New Orleans, Miami and Biloxi, MS. The climate of the Earth is indeed warming, with an increase of approximately 1 – 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit in the past century, more than half of that occurring since the 1970s. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Centers for Environmental Information, June 2015 was the hottest June on record for the planet. These startling statistics speak for themselves.

Channel: The Weather Channel

TX: 27th August 2015

Source: The Weather Channel press release