Carolinas are being swamped by these heavy rains and high winds from Hurricane Florence.

The best scientists in the world are all telling us that our activities are changing the climate.

I don't think it's a hoax. I think there's probably a difference, but I don't know that it's man-made.

Experts say that we have until 2030 to avoid catastrophe.

I'm Orin Alney, and this is to the point.

The reality of climate change is demonstrated by melting glaciers and rising oceans and raging

wildfires and storms more violent than ever.

Prospects are scary, not just for future generations. What can you and I do

to reduce our carbon footprints? The UN's International Panel on Climate Change has an answer.

We can change our diets. Sujatha Bergen is Director of Health Campaigns at the Natural Resources

Defense Council. Good to have you with us. Thanks for having me. You are Director of Health Campaigns at the Natural Resources Defense Council. Good to have you with us.

Thanks for having me. You are director of health campaigns, and you're relating this rather

terrifying issue of global climate change to the question of individual health. How do you do that?

This issue is related to health in several ways.

The first is global warming obviously has significant implications for public health,

from the flooding caused by rising sea levels and increased rates of natural disasters

to hotter summers, wildfires, the implications of global warming really will touch our health in many ways.

In addition, when you're talking about diet, it turns out that the most climate-intensive foods are actually foods that have been flagged as health concerns by many major health organizations.

So it's actually a place where by making change, you can help your health and help the planet.

You're talking about foods flagged as issues that have health concerns,

but they're also major components of America's diet.

Yes. So when we talk about climate intensive foods, the biggest one that comes up immediately

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