i don't know that any kid born in the last, you know, 20 years ever had that moment of not knowing exactly what it was. This phrase, global warming was showing up in presidential campaigns, but i wasn't necessary paying that close attention to it. You know, george bush, senior talked about it, but it still seemed pretty abstract and far away until i was in my twenties, in the early two thousands.
Earth’s changing climate is already displacing millions of people, worsening tension and conflict, and sometimes violence – for example, between farmers and traditional nomadic herders in Nigeria. Part 6 of The Repair, our series on the climate emergency.
Reported by Ugochi Anyaka-Oluigbo, with reporting and production assistance from Nchetachi Chukwuaja and Tim Cuttings Agber. The series story editor is Cheryl Devall. Mix by John Biewen.
Music in this episode by Lili Haydn, Kim Carroll, Chris Westlake, Lesley Barber, Cora Miron, Alex Weston, Fabian Almazan, and Maetar. Music consulting by Joe Augustine of Narrative Music.