Planet in Peril, CNN's special report on climate change, airs this week.
The four-hour, two-part series features CNN correspondent Anderson Cooper, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, and Animal Planet wildlife biologist Jeff Corwin, who traveled all around the world to report on the environmental issues that are affecting our planet.
The documentary, the first high definition production by CNN, will explore four key issues of the global environmental crisis: climate change, vanishing natural habitats, disappearing species and human overpopulation.
In an interview by the Associated Press, executive producer Charlie Moore described that what will distinguish this series from others is that it will be a "look at all of the world's environmental problems in one big swipe," avoiding "the clinical, classroom approach by going to the front lines of the stories."
The worldwide investigation took place in faraway places such as Brazil, Thailand, Madagascar and Cambodia.
One segment will show Cooper and Corwin in Bangkok as they uncover illegal shop that traffic with threatened wildlife, including rare tortoises from Madagascar.
But the documentary will also bring the issue closer to home. According to the Associated Press, in another segment, Cooper comes back to New York and takes a blood test that analyzes his exposure to 246 synthetic chemicals. The result? Find out by watching this special presentation.
The program will air tomorrow (Tuesday, October 23) and Wednesday, October 24th at 9 p.m. E.T. in the U.S.
If you live outside the United States, you can tune in at 13:00 or 19:00 GMT to watch this important documentary on CNN International.
For more information, visit CNN's "Planet in Peril" page.
