In Southern Iraq, infant mortality is so severe that Basra has three children’s cemeteries. Pollution from the oil industry, depleted uranium, and poor environmental protections have led to soaring birth defects, cancer, and deaths, leaving communities devastated.
With Russian oil and gas imports cut off by the war in Ukraine, Europe’s coal demand is rising. Multinationals are expanding mining in South America, harming the environment and local communities.
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]Antakya, once home to 200,000 residents of diverse faiths, was devastated by February’s earthquakes.[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column] [/et_pb_row] [/et_pb_section]
English vineyards have surged 800‑fold in 50 years, with winemakers aiming to rival French champagne as climate change boosts southern England’s wine potential.
Across Europe, families host millions of Ukrainian refugees—but unaccompanied minors are denied refugee status. ARTE follows children welcomed in France, facing the risk of return to a warzone.
In Siberia, Russian geophysicist Sergei Zimov and his son Nikita fight global warming with a radical project: recreating a Pleistocene ecosystem to stop permafrost from melting. Beneath the ice lies a climatic time bomb—microbes that could destabilize the planet once thawed. ARTE.tv Documentary brings powerful, entertaining films on culture and current affairs—subtitled in English for … Read more
Erdoğan’s popularity wanes amid economic crisis and earthquake fallout, as xenophobia rises and he pushes a “voluntary return” plan for one million Syrians.
Ukrainian writer Andrey Kurkov says Europe is Ukraine’s dream, valuing European ideals even more than Europe itself.
A Colorado city of 100,000 once at the heart of Vietnam-era protests now wonders—what remains of its hippy spirit? Are there still revolutions in the Rockies? ARTE.tv Documentary explores culture and current affairs with powerful, entertaining films—subtitled in English for global audiences. Discover a whole world on ARTE.tv
Documentary brings powerful, entertaining films on culture and current affairs—subtitled in English for global audiences.