Telemundo Stations Documentary Tracks ‘Climate Change’

Climate Change/Cambio Climático, a new, 30-minute Spanish-language TV special produced by Telemundo’s KXTX Dallas, will air across Telemundo owned and affiliate stations on Earth Day, Wednesday, April 22.

Hosted by AMS and Certified Broadcast Chief Meteorologist Néstor Flecha (KXTX), and featuring Telemundo station Meteorologists Michelle Trujillo (KVEA Los Angeles), Ariel Rodriguez (WSCV Miami), Pedro Montoro (WNJU New York) and Carlos Robles (KTMD Houston), Flecha takes audiences across various cities to chronicle how climate changes are affecting local ecosystems and industries, and causing local communities to experience intense weather patterns.

Featuring interviews with scientists and experts, Telemundo stations’ Climate Change documentary also features Telemundo stations’ first-ever use of augmented reality technology for a TV documentary. A digital version of the special will be available across Telemundo owned station websites and apps on April 22.

Documentary Content by City:

Anchorage, Alaska — The documentary kicks off in Alaska’s Matanuska Glacier, where KXTX Chief Meteorologist Néstor Flecha explains how warming trends have accelerated the melting of the glacier, and the risks associated to this fresh water source for approximately 200 million-700 millions of people. Expert commentary contributed by glaciologist Dr. Sarah Kopczynski.

Santa Monica, Calif. — From Alaska, Flecha takes audiences to Southern California and is joined by KVEA Meteorologist Michelle Trujillo and Linda Escalante, legislative director for Natural Resources Defense Council, to take a deeper look into the potential causes around the frequency of California’s wild fires.

Fresno, Calif. — In California’s Central Valley, an area that produces 90% of all fruits and vegetables in the country, meteorologist Flecha speaks with a farm owner and Dr. Tapan B. Pathak, a specialist in climate adaptation in agriculture, about the long-term impacts that droughts may have on U.S. food prices and the state’s agricultural industry.

Miami — Flecha teams up with WSCV Meteorologist Ariel Rodriguez and Dr. Ligia Collado-Vides, an expert in marine biology at the Department of Biological Sciences at Florida International University; Dr. Henry Briceño, research professor for the Southeast Environmental Research Center at the Institute of Water and Environment at Florida International University;  Amy Clements, research professor at the Department of Atmospheric Science at the University of Miami, and Dr. Christopher W. Landsea of the National Hurricane Center, to discuss how climate change is affecting rising sea levels in South Florida, among other topics.

New York — Joined by WNJU New York meteorologist Pedro Montoro, both Flecha and Montoro explain how global warming is increasing the intensity of winter snow storms and coastal flooding in the New York tri-state area.

Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada — Flecha takes audiences to Niagara Falls to discuss how climate change is resulting in erosion in communities that surround the Great Lakes, and a spike in lake temperatures.

Houston — Flecha is joined by Carlos Robles, KTMD meteorologist, to talk about the significant increase in the intensity and frequency of severe flooding that Houstonians have experienced in the past six years.