Saudi Oil Fields Ablaze After Drone Attack; Sunrise Movement and Extinction Rebellion Rally Grassroots Support for Action on Climate Change

By Worldview Staff
An image from Sept. 14 taken by Planet Labs Inc. shows thick black smoke rising from Saudi Aramco’s Abqaiq oil processing facility.
An image from Sept. 14 taken by Planet Labs Inc. shows thick black smoke rising from Saudi Aramco's Abqaiq oil processing facility.
An image from Sept. 14 taken by Planet Labs Inc. shows thick black smoke rising from Saudi Aramco’s Abqaiq oil processing facility.
An image from Sept. 14 taken by Planet Labs Inc. shows thick black smoke rising from Saudi Aramco's Abqaiq oil processing facility.

Saudi Oil Fields Ablaze After Drone Attack; Sunrise Movement and Extinction Rebellion Rally Grassroots Support for Action on Climate Change

By Worldview Staff
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On today’s show:

  • Oil fields in the east of Saudi Arabia are on fire after a drone attack. The country has lost up to 5 million barrels of oil output as a result. 
  • Organizers from the grassroots groups Extinction Rebellion and the Sunrise Movement discuss their approach to addressing the threat of climate change.