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WE'VE TAKEN THESE COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS THAT USED TO BE
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Before the Flood

WE'VE TAKEN THESE COASTALECOSYSTEMS THAT USED TO BE DOMINATED BYINCREDIBLY ABUNDANT FISH,...

WE'VE TAKEN THESE COASTAL
ECOSYSTEMS THAT USED TO BE DOMINATED BY
INCREDIBLY ABUNDANT FISH, AND WE'VE KNOCKED THE
WHOLE SYSTEM DOWN REVERSING HALF A BILLION
YEARS OF EVOLUTION

Full Transcript

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WE'VE TAKEN THESE COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS THAT USED TO BE
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DOMINATED BY INCREDIBLY ABUNDANT FISH,
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AND WE'VE KNOCKED THE WHOLE SYSTEM DOWN REVERSING
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HALF A BILLION YEARS OF EVOLUTION.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:43:27
Uploaded
Oct 31, 2025
Genres
documentary, news
Production
RatPac Documentary Films,Appian Way,National Geographic,Diamond Docs

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Movie Summary

A look at how climate change affects our environment and what society can do to prevent the demise of endangered species, ecosystems and native communities across the planet.
ONE BILLION PEOPLE DEPEND ON FISHERIES FROM CORAL REEFS - Before the Flood 00:11
ONE BILLION PEOPLE DEPEND ON FISHERIES FROM CORAL REEFS
HERE WE ARE, WE'RE ON WHAT WAS A PRETTY HEALTHY CORAL REEF. - Before the Flood 00:08
HERE WE ARE, WE'RE ON WHAT WAS A PRETTY HEALTHY CORAL R...
JEREMY JACKSON: I THINK THIS REEF HAS HAD IT. - Before the Flood 00:06
JEREMY JACKSON: I THINK THIS REEF HAS HAD IT.
WE'RE PUSHING THE SYSTEM REALLY HARD AND THAT IS A - Before the Flood 00:09
WE'RE PUSHING THE SYSTEM REALLY HARD AND THAT IS A
JEREMY JACKSON: IT'S CAUSING LOSS OF PEOPLE'S LIVELIHOODS. - Before the Flood 00:06
JEREMY JACKSON: IT'S CAUSING LOSS OF PEOPLE'S LIVE...
IT'S CAUSING STARVATION. - Before the Flood 00:05
IT'S CAUSING STARVATION.
I THINK REEFS AS WE KNOW THEM ARE GONNA VIRTUALLY DISAPPEAR. - Before the Flood 00:07
I THINK REEFS AS WE KNOW THEM ARE GONNA VIRTUALLY DISAPPEAR.
JEREMY JACKSON: THE OCEANS ARE LIKE THIS BIG BUFFER BECAUSE - Before the Flood 00:07
JEREMY JACKSON: THE OCEANS ARE LIKE THIS BIG BUFFER BECAUSE
THEY TAKE UP ABOUT A THIRD OF THE CO2 THAT WE - Before the Flood 00:08
THEY TAKE UP ABOUT A THIRD OF THE CO2 THAT WE
SO BECAUSE OF THAT, - Before the Flood 00:08
SO BECAUSE OF THAT,
THE PROBLEM IS THE OCEAN CAN'T DO ITS JOB FAST ENOUGH - Before the Flood 00:12
THE PROBLEM IS THE OCEAN CAN'T DO ITS JOB FAST ENOUGH
THERE WILL ALWAYS BE LIFE IN THE OCEAN, - Before the Flood 00:08
THERE WILL ALWAYS BE LIFE IN THE OCEAN,
WE COULD GO BACK TO 3 BILLION YEARS AGO AND HAVE - Before the Flood 00:10
WE COULD GO BACK TO 3 BILLION YEARS AGO AND HAVE
LINDSEY ALLEN: WE'RE TAKING AWAY THE ECOSYSTEMS THAT - Before the Flood 00:09
LINDSEY ALLEN: WE'RE TAKING AWAY THE ECOSYSTEMS THAT
LIKE OCEANS, RAINFORESTS ABSORB CARBON - Before the Flood 00:08
LIKE OCEANS, RAINFORESTS ABSORB CARBON
DECADES AND DECADES OF THE FORESTS BREATHING IN THE CARBON, - Before the Flood 00:09
DECADES AND DECADES OF THE FORESTS BREATHING IN THE CARBON,
UNTIL WE CLEAR THEM, AND LIGHT THEM ON FIRE. - Before the Flood 00:07
UNTIL WE CLEAR THEM, AND LIGHT THEM ON FIRE.
IT ACTS LIKE A CARBON BOMB AND RELEASES MASSIVE - Before the Flood 00:11
IT ACTS LIKE A CARBON BOMB AND RELEASES MASSIVE
LEONARDO DICAPRIO: WOW, THIS HAZE IS INTENSE ISN'T IT? - Before the Flood 00:07
LEONARDO DICAPRIO: WOW, THIS HAZE IS INTENSE ISN'T IT?
HELICOPTER PILOT: THE VISIBILITY IS NOT VERY GOOD. - Before the Flood 00:06
HELICOPTER PILOT: THE VISIBILITY IS NOT VERY GOOD.