‘Weathering the Future’ Review: Climate Coping on PBS

The come-on for “Weathering the Future” is not a regurgitation of observable fact—that there have been, in recent years, more frequent tornadoes, angrier hurricanes, rising waters and persistent droughts. And it is not a lament about what is or isn’t affecting the atmosphere. What this “NOVA” presentation gives us over its concise hour is what people are doing with the climate cards they’ve been dealt. Some of the moves seem obvious, most are very clever, and all mark a return to ancient methods that have suddenly become revolutionary.