Life at 122 °F: Surviving in the Hottest Places on Earth | Free Documentary 

122°F = 50°C How do the millions of people who have to live with increasingly high temperatures survive? This BBC investigation explores the impact of global warming on different communities across the globe and their struggle to adapt. From Nigeria to Pakistan, this is a deep dive into how our lives are being permanently changed by the earth heating up.

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As an Australian.....here's a wild idea.....BAN dark colored roofing for a start. All I see with new homes is black or dark grey. Homes no longer have long eaves or verandahs. Increase the minimum height for ceilings to allow cooler temps indoors. Build the houses to suit the climate. Its not rocket science.

What you do to the land, you do to yourself. Well said!

as long as money rules the world, nothing will change in the future

When I saw goats were fed with cardboards , I became very sad We as a human species not too far to reach this situation !

can't imagine how you can survive at 50°C (122°F). I live in the North of Italy where in summer it rarely exceeds 38°C (100°F) even with fairly high humidity rates and we all complain like we're going to collapse at any moment..... All my solidarity to you, you are really good.❤👍

how did that girl and her father save the house with 2 water hoses from that fire is absolutely insane, fight even if the odds are against you

"Plant the seed of a tree whose shade you know you will never sit beneath."

I just love it when rich people are talking about the trials and tribulations of living in the heat. Go to a poor village with no air conditioning or even electricity and give that shot for a week or so - then come back and tell me how you feel.

44°C heat index here in the Philippines yet we're still drinking hot coffee.

This documentary scared me a lot. I'm 70 years old and live in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and I've never experienced temperatures above 42 degrees, which is already unbearably hot. I can't imagine living with temperatures of 47 to 50 degrees.

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Omg he's feeding his sheep and goat cardboard? 😭💔

An hour of this has taught me a lot, rich or poor, mother nature's justice is swift and fair. The goats eating cardboard. The digging of 100+°c wells. The hardworking salt farmer. Everyone and everything are all equal under the 4 seasons.

Never happy or grateful for what we have. We always want more, no matter what the cost to the planet or other humans 😢 I rarely use my heating now & try to be more efficient

This is why I won't have kids. I can't fathom bringing children into this kind of weather and changes being low income myself as it is. It's wild, i feel for the future generations.

Guys just for comparison I live in Bulgaria (Eastern Europe, above Greece), few years back we had a record of 47 degrees in the North (valley area which gets very hot in summers), in my parts of the country my termometer shows every summer 37-40 and when those months hit literally when you go out you get a migrene after 15 mins, you get dizzy and tired even in a shade so I couldn't even imagine living with 56 that is like 16 degrees MORE than what gets us in that state, global warming is absolutely here and it's scary.

Despite AC everywhere they go, rich people are worried, they cannot take their children outside to play due to heat, whereas poor people don't even have water to drink.

they need to take that poor man to a hospital asap. just because they put water on him and he is alert now doesnt mean he is out of danger. heat stroke is very scary and very life-threatening! they need to bring him to a hospital and get fluids in him via an IV asap! 😢 ive actually experienced heat stroke myself. everything went bright white and it took everything in my body to keep going and not collapse. thankfully i was on my way out of my house at the time back into a car which had the ac on. couldn't speak for almost 10 minutes and was immensely nauseous but i had a very important appointment we had to get to so i willed myself not to be worse so we could get there on time. the lady who i checked in with once there actually noticed i was extremely pale. i am already pale so thats saying something! one of the scariest things ever getting so ill from the heat! i hope they ALL are okay.

There's so much tragedy here. But it's the ironies which are the worst.

As individuals, we can only do so much to make a small difference. However, the wealthy and famous who use private jets and yachts cause far more damage than we can prevent.

People living in these areas should consider to build the house with bricks and cements all the way to the roof and coating with white paint on external area to reflect the heat? Better make a smaller house with thicker walls and a curvy roof with high ceiling

I live in the south of brazil, we're known for cold temperatures, but this past summer we got temperatures of 46° celsius outside, I felt like fainting, I thought I wasn't going to make it home. truly, it's impossible to live like that.

Rich countries will crank up AC like there's no tomorrow and producing even more hot air and all the while shouting: "We need to save the planet!!"

Having these global warming meetings in these massive buildings with ACs going 24/7 LOL the irony

Thank you so much to you all for making this climate change video. And also thank you to you all who fought and are fighting for our Climate changes. God bless us all and let God make our climate perfect to live.

I feel so sorry for everyone experiencing extremes in the weather. I'm in menapause and burning up from the inside out. I can't imagine this heat experienced by the people in this documentary. 😢

They should try to plant trees near the well, then more water will be collected. Community members who obtain water can contribute by watering the tree seedlings. Ficus racemosa tree is observed to draw water from the atmosphere so that by the end of the day its base is observed to become moist.

Every time the say 50 degrees im like oh that perfect weather for me. then i remember is Celsius not Fahrenheit like we use in in America

I watched many documentaries on this topic, but the biggest evil seemed to be with the industrial age. The steam engine was the basis of the Industrial Revolution, which influenced the steel and textile industries. A number of factors contributed to why Britain became the nucleus of the Industrial Revolution. Here there were significant reserves of iron and coal, essential raw materials for industrialization. Also, Britain was politically stable and was the largest colonial empire, having the largest variety of subjects. It can be said that a greater volume and diversity led to an increase in the standard of living, but this for the middle class at most. The lower class continued to have many problems. Wages were low and working conditions were dangerous and often unsanitary. The cities that were constantly growing demographically also became unhealthy. With more and more people coming from rural to urban areas, the localities became overcrowded, with overburdened sewage systems and housing that was also overcrowded. This led to lack of hygiene, pollution and the spread of diseases. The British did everything possible to stop the expansion of these new technologies, a strategy that failed. In a short time, industrialization spread in Europe, mainly in France, Germany and Belgium and overseas, in the United States. The latter, became the largest industrial power at the beginning of the 20th century. I no longer count the wars that have destroyed millions of human lives and mutilated the earth as no animal has done.

Please bring back most dangerous road in Africa

let's pray for them, those who are affected that they'll find solace and that they'll meet everything they basically need and for the world, the future of our mother earth. 🙏🙏

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im from philippines even we have lots of water here and trees, i still worried about heat its not like before its really getting worse. thank you for this documentary video. RICH PEOPLE PLEASE WAKE UP!

In time to come, we maybe sleeping during the day and working during the night.

That native mexican really moved me. OMG.. T_T after the river back, she pass away.

The summer of 2021 we got recorded breaking heat of 44 Celuis in Vancouver BC. It was unbearable and I like the heat. We rarely get above 29 Celuis if that. We had people with extreme heatstroke and ambulances were so busy there was a at least a 12 hour wait for one. Scary.

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Beautifully shot documentry, great work!!!

If it gets so hot in Australia, why not gov. start building houses underground. It would be expensive but in the long run it would help people and lessen urban heatwave.

So heartbreaking. I am now 61. I thought that I would be on my next journey prior to witnessing the end. It is now speeding up, and I just may see it. It was all so unnecessary and will eventually melt the wealthy as well. I live in Seattle and may "shake" away first. 😉 Team Jesus *here

Controlled burning in the wet season is how the Aborigines prevented bushfires by reducing the fuel load in the dry season. They had more sense than modern governments. As for Nigeria's drought, the trick is to capture as much floodwater on the surface as possible to soak into the ground and replenish the water table. Senegal is managing this very well I believe.

9:42 very impressive save

I do have some possible solutions to tackle these problems but It needs a lot planning & funding to implement

Thanks for posting

Watching stuff like this honestly makes me so hopeless and depressed

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When I was a kid learning about mini ice ages with the vikings having to abandon Greenland and other such climate changes, I'd wonder what it was actually like for the people. Things like how did they react and adapt or what was it like to experience changing ocean levels. Now I'm living in the beginning phases of radical change and upheaval and it's only going to accelerate.

What a great documentary

I live in the Caribbean and the temp is pretty consistent between mid 20s in the night and low 30s in the day. When it gets to mid 30s in the summer it's so miserable, I just can't imagine 40s.

Feeling so blessed watching this with my Aircon on my sofa while high on Apple and banana strain.

I do not doubt the facts. For the past several yrs my area which is U.S.A Southern Indiana, 5:48 Ohio Valley, I reside right at the intersection where states of Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky come together. The winter stops and basically summer is the next morning,,,we went from needing heat that day,,,,next morning by late afternoon the air-conditioning or a good fan minimal. That's pretty much last 8-10 yrs. This year 2024 the winter gradually tapered off with many very very comfortable days. Windows open an now April even more so, it's been a much needed😊 break from the power an heating monthly bills of the past yrs of 1 extreme to the other with no in between. The break does have a bitter side though,,,the immediate region has had more than normal tornados 🌪. Several within 1 hr to 1 an half of my home. Those things are no joke.

Here in the philippines the temperature rises as if the real hell on earth...

RIP Lola Inocencia, she was able to see the river flow once more before she passed.

I wonder whether reporters have ever been to South Africa, where heatwave conditions go on for weeks, with temperatures above 45 Celsius in some places ? 🤔

In india its avg 45-47 ° celcius every summer still we drink hot tea i guess we are used to it rather i can say we have adjust to it But still its not good from sleepless night long hectic days I have never seen an snow in my life uptill now

Like to ask my fellow Aussies who did they supported - Rudd/Gillatrds price on carbon or Abbott's 'We don't need to bother about emmissions'? During that time was the only known time in Austraya that emmissions went down.

We are doomed to fade into the cosmic void.

If you're poor why have children that's a crime . Can't feed yourself and still have kids .unbelievable. SAD

I live in northern Canada and this time of the year it's still snowing.

Might be easier to say than to do, but growing many trees should help in Australians, and I noticed that all the roofs in Australia are Gray or black. In the Bahamas where it has been very hot and humid part of the year since human occupation paint their roofs white reflecting most the light, keeping houses cooler.

Best Documentary ever thank you. But how the People's who leaves in that very Hot temperature climate change and Goat's eating Cardboard sheets very sad to see😢😢

Phoenix is a "dry heat" lol. Even in the shade folks are dropping like flys from heat stroke. 🌞

Lol we’re experiencing that now in the Philippines! But at just 45deg Celsius so far.

I saw a doc about the water coming into arizona. I remember them saying its the states more north of us that arent releasing the water. Lake mead has dropped so much you cant even boat there anymore the bottom is showing.

GREAT INFO IN DEEP.. GOOD DOCUMENTARY.. WELL WAS SAID 1400 YEARS AGO..

i think humans and Planet Earth will part company in the near future.

We can feel it alot in the pacific. Its much hotter and th esea level keeps rising.

I understand you are an experienced firefighter but jfc dude. They said they had a fire shelter but that all seemed a bit foolish. She was actually excited the whole time which almost didn’t seem real lol. Crazy.. that dude probably kept the understory around his house somewhat free of dead wood.. there is just no other way that would be possible I feel… and then those dudes digging that well is nuts. I know it’s been done for thousands of years but it’s wild to see. Watching this makes me so sad. I remember growing up in the 90s and reading about it in science books, I feel like things have just gotten so bad so fast. We maybe could’ve done something but The whole world being on board is just never going to happen so it’s 100% only gonna get worse.

same here in the phil. every year it just keep hotter and hotter.. i can't even stand sitting without an electric fan or aircon anymore.. trees are the only thing keeping the heat under control.. no amount of buildings and aircon can compare to them.

Im glad they said the truth about the Colorado river being damed its not climate change we took their river

'Atmospheric Moisture Re-Distribution' has entered the conversation..

Here in india 48° to 49° is normal in mid summer

best documentary

The climate has always been changing coldet to hotter ,colder to hotter

Heat is one thing. But it's about the humidity aswell. Can't imagine the electricity cost of that air conditioner lol

Feeding the goats cardboard 😮😢

we need captain planet. were is he when you need him 😅

Poor animals cardboard omg !! I can’t unsee that .

United Nations statement above refers to long-term shifts in temperature and weather patterns. Human activities have been the main driver of climate change, primarily due to the burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas. The UN left out the ever needless and wanting's of endless perpetual wars that NATO and the big money are forever pursuing with little and no concern about the environmental damage. It's an interesting document with a touch of bias attached.

We found WATER 💦 37 deep and Proud... after all that digging... Blessings.

I chose to move to an area where AC and heat are not needed.

nice documentary

try to go visit philippines in summer here is about 50 -55°C and people still taking hot coffee in the middle of the afternoon 😆

Meanwhile Philippines with 50 degree: coffee?

Thank you people for getting together these painful circumstances our brother and sisters around the globe are going through. We need to awqken and do everything possible to help mother Earth ane her children on their way. 🌿🙏💜

I live in East Gippsland the 1st place in the doco. We always have fires, our trees have evolved to germinate post fire.Those bad fires we had occurred in summer when the temps were no hotter than usual. Our own CSIRO said at the time global warming doesnt necessary equal more bush fires (even though that seems intuitive). The summers 4 years since then havent been as hot.

Rich people want gods power… .affecting poor people

The words of the gentleman @35:20 shows the respect, the sacrifice the older generation used to have for their lands and each other. Nowadays no one gives a damn, there no respect or solidarity, there's just money and greed. This is the end its time to pay the hard way.

We are a point no return! We need to stop all economic activity, all over for period of time, stops the airplanes, stop the cars, stops the factories, stop all the economy, worldwide! Can we do it? Naaa, greed is first on human society!😢😢😢no returning point!

Please tell us more about how you study the future Nostrodamus 😅

Love from Nepal🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵❤

Watching from.phil😊

The goats are eating cardboards 😭😭😭 i just can't 😢 my heart broke 💔💔

The rich man and big corporation is the problem. Their greed will destroy the earth.

I have visited Kuwait and I can confirm it is absolutely unbearable. I had to keep my clothes wet to survive the walk to work

Cardboard being fed to the sheep and goats??? 32:28 WTF!!!!

Thats not bad , in the philippines we dig 200 ft to get the water

Philippines rocking the 49°c