PBS's Weathered Earth's Extremes Hosted By Maiya May

Arroe Collins: Unplugged & Totally Uncut

WEATHERED: EARTH'S EXTREMES is the new six-part docu-series, where audiences follow host and science communicator, Maiya May as she delves into the impacts of climate change and meets with the people inside communities that are on the frontline of extreme weather events. Throughout the series, Maiya May introduces audiences to scientists and community leaders working to build a more resilient future and developing solutions to mitigate its effects.
WEATHERED: EARTH'S EXTREMES is an evolution of the popular PBS Digital Studios YouTube series of the same name, which has amassed more than 30 million views on PBS Terra since 2020. This long-form spinoff immerses audiences into some of the most powerful and transformative weather on earth. This series aims to help audiences understand the big-picture shifts in weather mechanisms brought on by climate change while empowering them to plan, prepare, and offset the impact of these events.
Maiya May is a storyteller determined to build a legacy rooted in her love for nature. Inspired by David Attenborough, she creates thought-provoking, nature-related content that strengthens our knowledge, appreciation, and connection to the natural world. She’s also passionate about encouraging more people of color to connect and explore the natural world. As a skilled producer and presenter of live on-air visual weather segments, Maiya May previously developed weather content for WSB-TV(ABC) in Atlanta, the University of Missouri, and four small-scale documentary projects exploring climate. She studied geography and atmospheric science at the University of Missouri-Columbia and previously interned for KOMU-TV(Columbia, Mo.), Fox 5 Atlanta (WAGA-TV), and The Weather Channel. Maiya May grew up in Lithonia, Ga. where she graduated from Arabia Mountain High School Academy of Engineering, Medicine, and Environmental Studies.
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