Parched
Parched
Episodes
Parched 1 (1x60 Cutdown)
+Parched explores a rich tale of water and power in the state of California. Through multiple investigations, we discover how a handful of water barons manipulate and exploit the state's most precious resource, while drought and a groundwater crisis leave everyday Americans desperate for better solutions. As California experiences more and more water woes, the future of its agriculture - which provides nearly half the country's fruits, nuts and vegetables - becomes less certain. Californians and the world are waking up to a stark reality: water is the next commodity, and it's growing more valuable. As a Porterville resident warns us, "You're going...
Toxic Waters
+This episode of Parched investigates the corporations who contaminate our fresh water resources and the lengths to which they'll go to cover it up, and shines a light on the lack of regulation in place to keep our waterways safe from pollution.
Global Water Wars
+As our planet dries up, access to water is not only a powerful lifeline - it has also become a dangerous weapon of war. The final episode of PARCHED zeroes in on the world's most vulnerable hot spots for water-related conflict, revealing that in some cases the Water Wars are already upon us...
Money Flows
+In this episode of PARCHED, we explore the water crisis in Flint to find its roots in nearby Detroit, a city whose own water problems reveal how some citizens pay the ultimate price when government fails to provide clean, affordable water...and raises the question: is water a human right?