If Leonardo DiCaprio's Climate Doc Doesn't Make You Care About The Planet, Nothing Will

Leonardo DiCaprio isn’t terribly optimistic throughout most of his new project, the climate change documentary “Before The Flood.” “I just want to know how far we’ve gone,” the actor says in the film. “How much damage we’ve done. And if there’s anything we can do to stop it.” He travels to some of the regions where climate change has hit hardest: Greenland’s melting ice, the rising seas consuming Kiribati and the world’s dying coral reefs. DiCaprio paints a dire picture: The world is burning, liquifying and warming faster than anyone expected, and far more quickly than anything humanity can adapt to. The doc is the culmination of a three-year undertaking for DiCaprio and director Fisher Stevens. It will be released on Sunday. The film will stream everywhere for free for a week following its release because of the urgent subject matter, National Geographic announced Monday. DiCaprio said he hoped the move would “make sure as many people as possible see this film.”  It is perhaps one of the most hyped climate documentaries since former Vice President Al Gore’s groundbreaking “An Inconvenient Truth.” The film features appearances from President Barack Obama, Secretary of State John Kerry, inventor and businessman Elon Musk and Pope Francis, along with many of the the world’s leading climate researchers. This time, however, the science is far ...
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