REPORTS FROM THE COLORADO RIVER, MATT BRADLEY FROM GERMANY'S
COLORADO RIVER, MATT BRADLEY FROM GERMANY'S RHINE RIVER, AND
BRADLEY FROM GERMANY'S RHINE RIVER, AND JANICE MACKEY FROM AAYER.
RHINE RIVER, AND JANICE MACKEY FROM AAYER. >> Reporter: POWERING
JANICE MACKEY FROM AAYER. >> Reporter: POWERING TOWNS WITH
>> Reporter: POWERING TOWNS WITH ELECTRICITY,
TOWNS WITH ELECTRICITY, CONNECTING BUYERS AND
ELECTRICITY, CONNECTING BUYERS AND SELLERS.
CONNECTING BUYERS AND SELLERS. >> Reporter: AND
SELLERS. >> Reporter: AND SUPPLYING PEOPLE WITH
>> Reporter: AND SUPPLYING PEOPLE WITH FOOD AND WATER.
SUPPLYING PEOPLE WITH FOOD AND WATER. NOW THEIR PAST AND
FOOD AND WATER. NOW THEIR PAST AND FUTURE ARE AT STAKE.
NOW THEIR PAST AND FUTURE ARE AT STAKE. >> Reporter: HERE IN
FUTURE ARE AT STAKE. >> Reporter: HERE IN ARIZONA, THE COLORADO
>> Reporter: HERE IN ARIZONA, THE COLORADO RIVER IS ABOUT 20%
ARIZONA, THE COLORADO RIVER IS ABOUT 20% SMALLER THAN IT WAS
RIVER IS ABOUT 20% SMALLER THAN IT WAS JUST 20 YEARS AGO.
SMALLER THAN IT WAS JUST 20 YEARS AGO. >> Reporter: HERE IN
JUST 20 YEARS AGO. >> Reporter: HERE IN GERMANY, THE RHINE
>> Reporter: HERE IN GERMANY, THE RHINE RIVER, WHICH CARRIES
GERMANY, THE RHINE RIVER, WHICH CARRIES GOODS TO MOST OF
RIVER, WHICH CARRIES GOODS TO MOST OF EUROPE HAS REACHED
GOODS TO MOST OF EUROPE HAS REACHED FIVE FEET BELOW
EUROPE HAS REACHED FIVE FEET BELOW LEVELS.
FIVE FEET BELOW LEVELS. >> Reporter: AND HERE
LEVELS. >> Reporter: AND HERE IN CHINA, THE YANGTZE
>> Reporter: AND HERE IN CHINA, THE YANGTZE RIVER IS SO DRY.
IN CHINA, THE YANGTZE RIVER IS SO DRY. >> Reporter: EXPERTS
RIVER IS SO DRY. >> Reporter: EXPERTS SAY THEY'VE NEVER SEEN
>> Reporter: EXPERTS SAY THEY'VE NEVER SEEN IT THIS BAD, AND IT'S
SAY THEY'VE NEVER SEEN IT THIS BAD, AND IT'S LIKELY TO GET WORSE.
IT THIS BAD, AND IT'S LIKELY TO GET WORSE. RECORD-SETTING DROUGHT
LIKELY TO GET WORSE. RECORD-SETTING DROUGHT FOREVER CHANGING
RECORD-SETTING DROUGHT FOREVER CHANGING NATURE'S LANDSCAPE.
FOREVER CHANGING NATURE'S LANDSCAPE. THIS IS CHINA'S
NATURE'S LANDSCAPE. THIS IS CHINA'S LARGEST FRESH WATER
THIS IS CHINA'S LARGEST FRESH WATER LAKE.
LARGEST FRESH WATER LAKE. IT'S NORMALLY 1,400
LAKE. IT'S NORMALLY 1,400 SQUARE MILES.
IT'S NORMALLY 1,400 SQUARE MILES. BUT DROUGHT HAS
SQUARE MILES. BUT DROUGHT HAS SHRUNKEN IT TO A TENTH
BUT DROUGHT HAS SHRUNKEN IT TO A TENTH OF WHAT IT SHOULD BE.
SHRUNKEN IT TO A TENTH OF WHAT IT SHOULD BE. >> THIS IS THE
OF WHAT IT SHOULD BE. >> THIS IS THE NATION'S SECOND
>> THIS IS THE NATION'S SECOND LARGEST RESERVOIR.
NATION'S SECOND LARGEST RESERVOIR. YOU GO BACK TWO YEARS
LARGEST RESERVOIR. YOU GO BACK TWO YEARS AGO, AND WHERE I'M
YOU GO BACK TWO YEARS AGO, AND WHERE I'M STANDING RIGHT HERE,
AGO, AND WHERE I'M STANDING RIGHT HERE, I'D BE ABOUT 70 FEET
STANDING RIGHT HERE, I'D BE ABOUT 70 FEET UNDERWATER.
I'D BE ABOUT 70 FEET UNDERWATER. >> IS ANY OF THAT
UNDERWATER. >> IS ANY OF THAT ACCELERATED BY CLIMATE
>> IS ANY OF THAT ACCELERATED BY CLIMATE CHANGE?
ACCELERATED BY CLIMATE CHANGE? >> ABSOLUTELY.
CHANGE? >> ABSOLUTELY. THE WATER
>> ABSOLUTELY. THE WATER TEMPERATURES, THE LACK
THE WATER TEMPERATURES, THE LACK OF SNOW PACK OF THE
TEMPERATURES, THE LACK OF SNOW PACK OF THE 22-YEAR DROUGHT HAS
OF SNOW PACK OF THE 22-YEAR DROUGHT HAS MADE IT SO THAT THE
22-YEAR DROUGHT HAS MADE IT SO THAT THE WATER LEVELS ARE JUST
MADE IT SO THAT THE WATER LEVELS ARE JUST FALLING QUICKLY.
WATER LEVELS ARE JUST FALLING QUICKLY. AND THE LAKE IS
FALLING QUICKLY. AND THE LAKE IS CRASHING.
AND THE LAKE IS CRASHING. >> Reporter: WHAT YOU
CRASHING. >> Reporter: WHAT YOU SEE BEHIND ME IS THE
>> Reporter: WHAT YOU SEE BEHIND ME IS THE GRAND CANYON DAM.
SEE BEHIND ME IS THE GRAND CANYON DAM. WATER FLOWS THROUGH
GRAND CANYON DAM. WATER FLOWS THROUGH THE DAM INTO THE
WATER FLOWS THROUGH THE DAM INTO THE COLORADO RIVER,
THE DAM INTO THE COLORADO RIVER, SUPPLYING WATER AND
COLORADO RIVER, SUPPLYING WATER AND POWER TO 40 MILLION
SUPPLYING WATER AND POWER TO 40 MILLION PEOPLE OUT WEST.
POWER TO 40 MILLION PEOPLE OUT WEST. >> RIGHT NOW WE'RE ON
PEOPLE OUT WEST. >> RIGHT NOW WE'RE ON TOP OF THE DAM.
>> RIGHT NOW WE'RE ON TOP OF THE DAM. >> Reporter: WE WERE
TOP OF THE DAM. >> Reporter: WE WERE GIVEN EXCLUSIVE ACCESS
>> Reporter: WE WERE GIVEN EXCLUSIVE ACCESS TO GLEN CANYON DAM,
GIVEN EXCLUSIVE ACCESS TO GLEN CANYON DAM, WHERE WATER LEVELS ARE
TO GLEN CANYON DAM, WHERE WATER LEVELS ARE 30 FEET BELOW DROPPING
WHERE WATER LEVELS ARE 30 FEET BELOW DROPPING HYDROPOWER GENERATION.
30 FEET BELOW DROPPING HYDROPOWER GENERATION. >> THE ABILITY TO
HYDROPOWER GENERATION. >> THE ABILITY TO PRODUCE POWER IS GOING
>> THE ABILITY TO PRODUCE POWER IS GOING DOWN AS THE RESERVOIR
PRODUCE POWER IS GOING DOWN AS THE RESERVOIR IS GOING DOWN.
DOWN AS THE RESERVOIR IS GOING DOWN. >> Reporter: BOTH LAKE
IS GOING DOWN. >> Reporter: BOTH LAKE POWELL AND MEAD ARE A
>> Reporter: BOTH LAKE POWELL AND MEAD ARE A QUARTER FULL AND
POWELL AND MEAD ARE A QUARTER FULL AND PROJECTED TO DROP EVEN
QUARTER FULL AND PROJECTED TO DROP EVEN LOWER.
PROJECTED TO DROP EVEN LOWER. >> Reporter: 10
LOWER. >> Reporter: 10 MILLION TONS OF CARGO
>> Reporter: 10 MILLION TONS OF CARGO MOVE THROUGH THE RHINE
MILLION TONS OF CARGO MOVE THROUGH THE RHINE DAILY, BUT SHIPS HAVE
MOVE THROUGH THE RHINE DAILY, BUT SHIPS HAVE TO CARRY LESS CARGO
DAILY, BUT SHIPS HAVE TO CARRY LESS CARGO FOR FEAR OF GETTING
TO CARRY LESS CARGO FOR FEAR OF GETTING STUCK.
FOR FEAR OF GETTING STUCK. >> WE WILL NOT BE ABLE
STUCK. >> WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CARRY THOSE HUGE
>> WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CARRY THOSE HUGE VOLUMES IN THE FUTURE.
TO CARRY THOSE HUGE VOLUMES IN THE FUTURE. >> THIS FORD PLANT IN
VOLUMES IN THE FUTURE. >> THIS FORD PLANT IN GERMANY HAS SHIPPED
>> THIS FORD PLANT IN GERMANY HAS SHIPPED NEW CARS ON THE RHINE
GERMANY HAS SHIPPED NEW CARS ON THE RHINE RIVER FOR NEARLY A
NEW CARS ON THE RHINE RIVER FOR NEARLY A CENTURY.
RIVER FOR NEARLY A CENTURY. BUT LOW WATER OVER THE
CENTURY. BUT LOW WATER OVER THE SUMMER MONTHS HAS
BUT LOW WATER OVER THE SUMMER MONTHS HAS CREATED LOGISTICAL
SUMMER MONTHS HAS CREATED LOGISTICAL CHALLENGES.
CREATED LOGISTICAL CHALLENGES. >> WE HAVE TO LOAD
CHALLENGES. >> WE HAVE TO LOAD LESS CARS, LESS
>> WE HAVE TO LOAD LESS CARS, LESS VEHICLES ON THE BOAT,
LESS CARS, LESS VEHICLES ON THE BOAT, THAN WE DO NORMALLY.
VEHICLES ON THE BOAT, THAN WE DO NORMALLY. >> Reporter: FOR RICE
THAN WE DO NORMALLY. >> Reporter: FOR RICE FARMERS HERE, THEIR
>> Reporter: FOR RICE FARMERS HERE, THEIR LIVELIHOOD AND LIVES
FARMERS HERE, THEIR LIVELIHOOD AND LIVES ARE NOW IN DANGER.
LIVELIHOOD AND LIVES ARE NOW IN DANGER. >> STILL DRY.
ARE NOW IN DANGER. >> STILL DRY. >> STILL DRY.
>> STILL DRY. >> STILL DRY. [ SPEAKING
>> STILL DRY. [ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ]
[ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] >> Reporter: HE'S
NON-ENGLISH ] >> Reporter: HE'S SAYING THIS IS WHAT IT
>> Reporter: HE'S SAYING THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WHEN RICE
SAYING THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WHEN RICE DOESN'T GROW.
LOOKS LIKE WHEN RICE DOESN'T GROW. IT'S ALL DRY.
DOESN'T GROW. IT'S ALL DRY. >> Reporter: THE
IT'S ALL DRY. >> Reporter: THE RECORD DROUGHT IN
>> Reporter: THE RECORD DROUGHT IN CHINA HAS LASTED MORE
RECORD DROUGHT IN CHINA HAS LASTED MORE THAN TWO MONTHS.
CHINA HAS LASTED MORE THAN TWO MONTHS. NEARBY RESERVOIRS,
THAN TWO MONTHS. NEARBY RESERVOIRS, WHICH NORMALLY FEED
NEARBY RESERVOIRS, WHICH NORMALLY FEED THESE LANDS, ARE ALL
WHICH NORMALLY FEED THESE LANDS, ARE ALL DEPLETED.
THESE LANDS, ARE ALL DEPLETED. >> PONDS IN THIS
DEPLETED. >> PONDS IN THIS VILLAGE ARE FILLED
>> PONDS IN THIS VILLAGE ARE FILLED WITH MUD.
VILLAGE ARE FILLED WITH MUD. ANY WATER THAT'S LEFT
WITH MUD. ANY WATER THAT'S LEFT IS UNUSABLE.
ANY WATER THAT'S LEFT IS UNUSABLE. >> Translator: I PLANT
IS UNUSABLE. >> Translator: I PLANT PLANTED HERE FOR 12
>> Translator: I PLANT PLANTED HERE FOR 12 AYEARS.
PLANTED HERE FOR 12 AYEARS. I REMEMBER THERE WAS
AYEARS. I REMEMBER THERE WAS ANOTHER YEAR WHICH
I REMEMBER THERE WAS ANOTHER YEAR WHICH DRIED FOR MORE THAN 80
ANOTHER YEAR WHICH DRIED FOR MORE THAN 80 DAYS, BUT WE STILL HAD
DRIED FOR MORE THAN 80 DAYS, BUT WE STILL HAD WATER IN THOSE PONDS.
DAYS, BUT WE STILL HAD WATER IN THOSE PONDS. THIS YEAR, EVERYTHING
WATER IN THOSE PONDS. THIS YEAR, EVERYTHING IS LOST.
THIS YEAR, EVERYTHING IS LOST. LIFE IS SO HARD FOR US
IS LOST. LIFE IS SO HARD FOR US PEOPLE.
LIFE IS SO HARD FOR US PEOPLE. >> Reporter: BUT JUST
PEOPLE. >> Reporter: BUT JUST AS OUR MODERN LIVES
>> Reporter: BUT JUST AS OUR MODERN LIVES ARE TURNED
AS OUR MODERN LIVES ARE TURNED UPSIDE-DOWN, THE
ARE TURNED UPSIDE-DOWN, THE HIDDEN TREASURES OF
UPSIDE-DOWN, THE HIDDEN TREASURES OF THE PAST ARE NOW
HIDDEN TREASURES OF THE PAST ARE NOW REVEALED.
THE PAST ARE NOW REVEALED. THIS PAGODA IS USUALLY
REVEALED. THIS PAGODA IS USUALLY SURROUNDED BY WATER.
THIS PAGODA IS USUALLY SURROUNDED BY WATER. NOW THE LAKE IS GONE,
SURROUNDED BY WATER. NOW THE LAKE IS GONE, LEAVING THIS
NOW THE LAKE IS GONE, LEAVING THIS COMPLETELY VISIBLE.
LEAVING THIS COMPLETELY VISIBLE. >> Reporter: JUST LAST
COMPLETELY VISIBLE. >> Reporter: JUST LAST YEAR, THIS ROCK
>> Reporter: JUST LAST YEAR, THIS ROCK FORMATION WOULD HAVE
YEAR, THIS ROCK FORMATION WOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY
FORMATION WOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY SURROUNDED BY WATER.
BEEN COMPLETELY SURROUNDED BY WATER. AND NOW YOU CAN WALK
SURROUNDED BY WATER. AND NOW YOU CAN WALK RIGHT UP TO IT.
AND NOW YOU CAN WALK RIGHT UP TO IT. >> Reporter: AND IN
RIGHT UP TO IT. >> Reporter: AND IN GERMANY, THE DROUGHT
>> Reporter: AND IN GERMANY, THE DROUGHT UNCOVERED SO-CALLED
GERMANY, THE DROUGHT UNCOVERED SO-CALLED HUNGER STONES, THE
UNCOVERED SO-CALLED HUNGER STONES, THE OLDEST FROM 1616
HUNGER STONES, THE OLDEST FROM 1616 READS, IF YOU SEE ME,
OLDEST FROM 1616 READS, IF YOU SEE ME, WEEP.
READS, IF YOU SEE ME, WEEP. >> THIS HAS OCCURRED
WEEP. >> THIS HAS OCCURRED IN THE PAST AND BEEN
>> THIS HAS OCCURRED IN THE PAST AND BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH
IN THE PAST AND BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH FAMINE, WIDESPREAD
ASSOCIATED WITH FAMINE, WIDESPREAD STARVATION.
FAMINE, WIDESPREAD STARVATION. >> Reporter: AND NOW
STARVATION. >> Reporter: AND NOW AN URGENT RACE TO SAVE
>> Reporter: AND NOW AN URGENT RACE TO SAVE THE PLANET.
AN URGENT RACE TO SAVE THE PLANET. IN CHINA, THEY'RE
THE PLANET. IN CHINA, THEY'RE LITERALLY MAKING IT
IN CHINA, THEY'RE LITERALLY MAKING IT RAIN, SHOOTING ROCKETS
LITERALLY MAKING IT RAIN, SHOOTING ROCKETS INTO CLOUDS.
RAIN, SHOOTING ROCKETS INTO CLOUDS. THE PROJECTILES
INTO CLOUDS. THE PROJECTILES RELEASE CHEMICALS THAT
THE PROJECTILES RELEASE CHEMICALS THAT TRIGGER PRECIPITATION.
RELEASE CHEMICALS THAT TRIGGER PRECIPITATION. THE HOPE, TO SAVE THE
TRIGGER PRECIPITATION. THE HOPE, TO SAVE THE AUTUMN HARVEST, WHICH
THE HOPE, TO SAVE THE AUTUMN HARVEST, WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR MOST OF
AUTUMN HARVEST, WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR MOST OF THE COUNTRY'S ANNUAL
ACCOUNTS FOR MOST OF THE COUNTRY'S ANNUAL YIELD.
THE COUNTRY'S ANNUAL YIELD. >> Reporter: THE WAR
YIELD. >> Reporter: THE WAR IN UKRAINE HAS ALREADY
>> Reporter: THE WAR IN UKRAINE HAS ALREADY CREATED AN ENERGY
IN UKRAINE HAS ALREADY CREATED AN ENERGY CRISIS HERE IN EUROPE.
CREATED AN ENERGY CRISIS HERE IN EUROPE. THEY'RE FIRING UP OLD
CRISIS HERE IN EUROPE. THEY'RE FIRING UP OLD COAL POWER PLANTS TO
THEY'RE FIRING UP OLD COAL POWER PLANTS TO KEEP THE LIGHTS ON
COAL POWER PLANTS TO KEEP THE LIGHTS ON THIS WINTER.
KEEP THE LIGHTS ON THIS WINTER. BUT THE SUPPLIES FOR
THIS WINTER. BUT THE SUPPLIES FOR THOSE POWER PLANTS ARE
BUT THE SUPPLIES FOR THOSE POWER PLANTS ARE OFTEN STUCK.
THOSE POWER PLANTS ARE OFTEN STUCK. >> Reporter: AND HERE
OFTEN STUCK. >> Reporter: AND HERE IN THE UNITED STATES,
>> Reporter: AND HERE IN THE UNITED STATES, A SOLUTION SEEMS
IN THE UNITED STATES, A SOLUTION SEEMS EVER-SO DISTANT, AS
A SOLUTION SEEMS EVER-SO DISTANT, AS STATES BATTLE OVER
EVER-SO DISTANT, AS STATES BATTLE OVER CONSERVATION RIGHTS.
STATES BATTLE OVER CONSERVATION RIGHTS. >> WHAT HAS TO CHANGE
CONSERVATION RIGHTS. >> WHAT HAS TO CHANGE FOR THIS TO GET
>> WHAT HAS TO CHANGE FOR THIS TO GET BETTER?
FOR THIS TO GET BETTER? >> WE ALL NEED TO
BETTER? >> WE ALL NEED TO CONSERVE MORE.
>> WE ALL NEED TO CONSERVE MORE. EVERY INDUSTRY, EVERY
CONSERVE MORE. EVERY INDUSTRY, EVERY PERSON, EVERY CITY IN
EVERY INDUSTRY, EVERY PERSON, EVERY CITY IN THIS BASIN HAS TO
PERSON, EVERY CITY IN THIS BASIN HAS TO LEARN TO DO MORE WITH
THIS BASIN HAS TO LEARN TO DO MORE WITH LESS.
LEARN TO DO MORE WITH LESS. >> WE'RE SEEING MORE
LESS. >> WE'RE SEEING MORE INTENSE, MORE FREQUENT
>> WE'RE SEEING MORE INTENSE, MORE FREQUENT HEAT WAVES HAPPENING
INTENSE, MORE FREQUENT HEAT WAVES HAPPENING ALL AROUND THE WORLD.
HEAT WAVES HAPPENING ALL AROUND THE WORLD. THEY'RE DEFINITELY
ALL AROUND THE WORLD. THEY'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO CONTINUE, AND
THEY'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO CONTINUE, AND IT'S GOING TO GET
GOING TO CONTINUE, AND IT'S GOING TO GET WORSE FOR AT LEAST THE
IT'S GOING TO GET WORSE FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT 30 YEARS.
WORSE FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT 30 YEARS. >> THREE RIVERS RUN
NEXT 30 YEARS. >> THREE RIVERS RUN OUT OF WATER SKPOUT OF
>> THREE RIVERS RUN OUT OF WATER SKPOUT OF TIME.
OUT OF WATER SKPOUT OF TIME. MATT BRADLEY FROM THE
TIME. MATT BRADLEY FROM THE RHEINE RIVER.
MATT BRADLEY FROM THE RHEINE RIVER. >> STEVE PATTERSON