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TED Radio Hour: Our relationship with water

Kelsey Leonard was taught we are born with a deep connection to water and a duty to protect it. B...
Stephen Daunt
Stephen Daunt

12.00 19 Sep 2020


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TED Radio Hour: Our relationsh...

TED Radio Hour: Our relationship with water

Stephen Daunt
Stephen Daunt

12.00 19 Sep 2020


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We need water to live. But with rising seas and so many lacking clean water -- water is in crisis and so are we. On this week's show, TED speakers explore ideas around restoring our relationship with water

Kelsey Leonard was taught we are born with a deep connection to water and a duty to protect it. But today, she says, most of us have lost that connection-and the world is suffering because of it.

Flint, Michigan is the site of one of the worst ongoing water crises in recent U.S. history. Artist LaToya Ruby Frazier has spent years capturing the stories of life living with toxic water.

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Sea level rise will displace millions by 2100 - and the Louisiana bayous, where Colette Pichon Battle lives, may disappear entirely. She describes how we can avert the worst when disaster strikes.


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