narrator: on this episode of "earth focus," two cities-- freetown, sierra leone, and san francisco, california-- continents apart, vastly different culturally and economically, yet facing the same struggle to adapt to rapid urbanization, all set against the backdrop of a dramatically changing climate. [film advance clicking] man: oh, no! woman: the red cross says more than 600 people are now missing and that more than 200 have been killed after heavy rain caused a severe mudslide in the west african nation of sierra leone. [car horns honking] [insects chirping] amarasekaren: oo oo oo! what's happening? what's happening? no big problem, huh? ok. when we get problem... man: whoa! [men shouting] [indistinct conversation] narrator: while freetown residents fight for accountability, in san francisco, climate change isn't debated as much as it's mitigated. billions of dollars are pouring into the bay area, but is tech-driven development prepared for a sea level that's rising? scholl: san francisco is experiencing a tremendous building boom and has been for the last 5 years. tam: we have ucsf hospita

yvonne is the mayor of freetown and has plans to plant i freetown and has plans to plant 1,000,000 trees in high income countries will see twice as many harsh weather events, but for children and lower weather events, they will see three times as many and eight times as many heat waves, two thirds of children born today are born in these countries. mary has planted 250,000 trees so far, and it is not only extreme heat they manage, they prevent flooding. when you pull the trees of the hill, water washes down when it rains, water washes down when it rains, water does not seep down into the water does not seep down into the water reservoirs, the poor people are disproportionately impacted and they are first hit, and they played they are first hit, and they played the least role in many ways in contributing to this crisis. well, in a similar theme, the charity save the children warns that they've carried out research which shows children born in the past year will face seven times as many heatwaves as their grandparents. their study was published in the journal science. we can speak now to k

yvonne is the mayor of freetown and _ overstated.the mayor of freetown and has plans to - overstated. yvonne is the mayor of freetown and has plans to plant. freetown and has plans to plant 1,000,000 trees in the city. they create shade and plans pull moisture up create shade and plans pull moisture up from the ground which has a cooling effect. people in areas of less vegetation have a 5% chance of dying of heat —related causes. researchers at the university of brussels found that children born in high income countries will see twice as many extreme weather events is the grandparents dead. but for children in low income countries it will be worse. they will seat three times as many and eight times as many heatwaves. two thirds of children born today are born in these countries. mary has planted 250,000 trees so far and it is not just extreme heat that they manage, but they also prevent flooding. when you cull the trees of the hill, water washes down when it rains, water does not seep down into the water reservoirs, the poor are defi

yvonne is the mayor of freetown, and has plans to plant 1,000,000 trees in the city. a cooling effect. peaople in areas with less vegetation have a 5% higher chance of dying of heat—related causes. researchers at the university of brussels found children born in high—income countries will see twice as many extreme weather events as their grandparents did, but for children in low—income countries it will be worse — they will see three times as many, and eight times as many heat waves. two thirds of children born today are born in these countries. mary vaughan has planted 250,000 trees so far, and it is notjust extreme heat they manage — they can also prevent flooding. when you cull the trees off a hill, water washes down when it rains, water does not seep down into the water reservoirs, the poor are definitely disproportionately impacted and they are the ones who are first hit, and they play the least role in many ways in contributing to this crisis. much of september has been warmer and drier than average but this week we're looking at a cooler theme to the and unsett

what are you finding happening in sibley own a, particularly in freetown things. ok. and so the, the flooding is the future. we've been working on the last 3 years. i've been there on mitigation activity, trying to reduce, reduce to incidence or reduce the severity or the reality of seen in these videos. and as we've seen happening, even in europe this summer, is that this the level of rain for the abnormally heavy rainfall, which is the sociate climate change is, is a reality. and there's limits to what anyone can do to prevent that actually having consequences. that said, part of what we was shown in the video just now the focus on the reins. tough half the story. the other half of the normal weather patterns is a lack of rain. so in as much as you have flooding, you also have drought. and what we're seeing in terms of the impact of these abnormal weather conditions is failure of crops failure of farming communities and an influx into the city. one of the interesting that you read out earlier is a 216000000 people are going to be displaced by climate by 2050. we als

africa, we've got some big storms setting up over liberia, just starting to squeak into sierra leone. freetown has a high of 30 degrees. that's your update catch. later, the more and more in the going under the 9 to become tall. ah, when i want to investigate the length some people are willing to go to bridge new on al jazeera up to the now just some growing vaccine inequality to the political and economic impact. the latest development at the corona virus.

we've got some big storms setting up over liberia, just starting to squeak into sierra leone. freetown has a high of 30 degrees. that's your update catch later. the frank assessments. what's the point of the un multilateralism isn't part of isn't dna. we need some or we're sovereign states can exchange use informed opinion is likely to change biking behavior. it's not going to change their behavior. they are going to continue to do what they do when it's going to be more in trade and less in terms of trying to match this more games ontology in depth analysis of the days global headlines inside story on our jazeera ah ah, you're watching, how does it all remind of our top story is this thousands of supporters, a civilian rule, and so done. i've been protesting across the country, calling for an end to the power shaving agreements with the military. i 2nd hearing in the trial of 14 out of standing authority security officers is being held in ramallah accuse of beating activities are funded to death in june, japanese social democrats of not only one in the general election, the head of th

yvonne is the mayor of freetown, and has plans to plant 1,000,000 trees in the city.dying of heat—related causes. researchers at the university of brussels found children born in high—income countries will see twice as many extreme weather events as their grandparents did, but for children in low—income countries, it will be worse — they will see three times as many, and eight times as many heat waves. two thirds of children born today are born in these countries. welcome back to outside source. we will be back in berlin very shortly, but let's turn to afghanistan. some of the fiercest fighting during the 20 years of war was that hell man province. this is the area where the taliban has been most established — helmand. no one's future is secure in this country. especially as girls. only the under 12 have been allowed back. the taliban says older girls will return too. many don't believe them, including people in this town who did not want to be found. taliban rules on girls are seen as a big test by foreign countries, and could help afghanistan. this school was rated

yvonne is the mayor of freetown, and has plans to plant 1 million trees in the city.ents did, but for children in low—income countries it will be worse — they will see three times as many, and eight times as many heat waves. two thirds of children born today are born in these countries. mary has planted 250,000 trees so far, and it is notjust extreme heat they manage — they can also prevent flooding. when you cull the trees of the hill, water washes down when it rains, water does not seep down into the water reservoirs, the poor are definitely disproportionately impacted and they are the ones who are first hit, and they play the least role in many ways in contributing to this crisis. now there have been many investigations into the link between football and dementia, which may be caused by heading the ball. it's a condition more and more ex professionals, and theirfamilies, are having to live with. and now, the uk's first ever �*no heading' adult match has taken place inspired by ex middlesbrough defender bill gates. nesta mcgregor was there. kicking off the game, for