Samoa Under Threat

The possible effects of global warming on the Pacific island of Samoa are examined in this video segment adapted from Bullfrog Films. For many Samoans who grew up with a subsistence way of life, learning to cope with natural disasters is nothing new. But, as Penehuru Lefale—the climatologist interviewed in the video—asserts, extreme weather events appear to be on the rise, threatening the survival of a Polynesian culture that is thousands of years old.