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1 videodisc (30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Examines the latest warnings from scientists that large-scale changes in the earth's climatic systems are taking place, with potentially serious consequences. Shows what is already happening to the Alaskan glaciers.
Series
Eyes of Nye volume 12
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1 videodisc (23 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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"Find out how scientists measure climate change, see how carbon dioxide afffects the temperature of the Earth's atmosphere, and hear about the role of fossil fuels"--Container.
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1 videodisc (approximately 55 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Journey to the top of the world with scientists as they embark on the most ambitious Arctic research expedition of all time. The Arctic - much of it a vast frozen ocean, shrouded in darkness for half the year - is warming at twice the rate as the rest of the globe.
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1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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This documentary profiles people who are living with the grave consequences of a changing climate, as well as the individuals, communities and scientists inventing new approaches to safeguard our children's future. Filmed across the U.S., Asia and South America, this program brings the reality of climate change to life and offers viewers a variety of ways to make a difference in their own communities.
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1 videodisc (45 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
Scientist Bill Nye examines the earth's warming temperatures through the prism of the five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. Ultimately Dr. Schwarzenegger encourages Bill to find solutions in science, and Bill heads to Silicon Valley to explore the ways technology companies like Google and Tesla are taking the lead in mapping out a clean energy future that can save the planet.
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1 videodisc (52 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
Documentary about the rising concerns of global warming and its effects on Earth's ecosystems and the flow of the Gulf Stream. Demonstrates how the disruption of ocean currents, the natural circulation of water know as the Gulf Stream, will provoke unstoppable changes that will result in the next ice age.
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1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
USGS scientist Todd Atwood and his team explore why polar bears have been turning up in record numbers in northern Alaska in addition to the 40% decline in the polar bear population in the South Beaufort Sea since 2006, discovering connections with climate change and exploration for untapped fossil fuels.
Examines the yearly gathering of polar bears in Kaktovik, Alaska, and the effect of their presence on the local people.
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1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
Former Vice President Al Gore explains the facts of global warming, presents arguments that the dangers of global warning have reached the level of crisis, and addresses the efforts of certain interests to discredit the anti-global warming cause. Between lecture segments, Gore discusses his personal commitment to the environment, sharing anecdotes from his experiences.
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1 videodisc (approximately 180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
Yellowstone is home to North America's most iconic wildlife, and every year these animals must survive the Thaw-one of the harshest seasonal changes on Earth when temperatures can swing from minus 40°F in winter to almost 100°F in summer. Learn how animals cope with this range, and witness the impact on individual families of wolves, grizzly bears, beavers, and great gray owls.
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1 videodisc (approximately 123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 DVD-ROM (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
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English
Description
When global warming triggers the onset of a new Ice Age, tornadoes flatten Los Angeles, a tidal wave engulfs New York City and the entire Northern Hemisphere begins to freeze solid. Now, climatologist Jack Hall, his son Sam, and a small band of survivors must ride out the growing superstorm and stay alive in the face of an enemy more powerful and relentless than anything anyone has ever encountered: Mother Nature.
13) Chasing ice
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1 videodisc (approximately 75 min) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Chronicles the efforts of nature photographer James Balog to document the receding of the Solheim glacier in Iceland, a consequence of climate change and global warming, in which strategically placed cameras would take one picture every hour for three years.
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1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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John Chester chronicles the eight-year quest he and Molly Chester went on when they traded city living for 200 acres of barren farmland in the foothills of Ventura County and a dream to harvest in harmony with nature. Through dogged perseverance and embracing the opportunity provided by nature's conflicts, the Chester's unlock and uncover a biodiverse design for living that exists far beyond their farm, its seasons, and our wildest imagination.
16) The trick
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1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The story of world-renowned Professor Philip Jones; Director of Climate Research at the University of East Anglia, who back in 2009 found himself at the eye of an international media storm and the victim of cyberterrorism.
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1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Can emerging technology defeat global warming? Travel the globe to reveal the surprising technologies that just might turn back the clock on climate change. Focusing on the latest and greatest innovations, including everything from artificial trees to green reboots of familiar technologies like coal and nuclear energy, Nova asks: 'Can our technology, which helped create this problem, now solve it?'
18) Earth emergency
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1 videodisc (53 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
Listen to the scientists. That's the refrain of climate activist Greta Thunberg. Climate scientists explain how warming caused by human activity is setting in motion Earth's own natural warming mechanisms, releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, and further warming the planet.
19) Arctic tale
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1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Filmed over the span of fifteen years, Arctic tale follows a polar bear cub and a walrus pup as they learn to survive in the wild and face increasing challenges posed by global warming.
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