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Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Deforestation and the use of fossil fuels are not the only human activities causing climate change. Other aspects of modern life are adding to the problem by producing greenhouse gases, like methane, nitrous oxide and chlorofluorocarbons. Let’s examine where they come from.
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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Description
Svalbard can be a lonely place. Most of its residents have sacrificed the closeness of friends and family to live in this arctic paradise so visitors are a big deal. Christine's sister, Catherine gets to grips with Arctic life when she visits from northern England. Mary Ann's son, Vidda, who lives 1700kms away comes to her rescue as he's the only person she trusts in her kitchen. Pastor Leif's nephew, Leif Jone, an international opera singer, comes...
Series
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
The Clean Water and Clean Air Acts are federal laws that rely upon citizen participation for their successful implementation. This lesson chapter explains how model ordinances can be put into place to assist municipalities in becoming more sustainable, and the role that students, teachers and citizen activists can play in that process. This section explores how citizens’ willingness to pay, through state and local bond issues, for parks, public...
Series
Dynamic Planet volume 0
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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Description
Our oceans are changing as the planet heats up with far-reaching consequences. An extraordinary group of marine experts from Antarctica to Australia, from Florida to New Zealand, examines the impact and reveals how science, nature and traditional knowledge can prepare us for a fast-changing future.
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Water covers most of our Earth’s surface area. In this program, we’ll discuss the characteristics of the sea and its impact on climates and coast lines. Topics include: Marine Plants, Sea Water Characteristics, Ocean Currents, Sea Water Temperature, Wave and Tide Formation, Tsunamis, The Sea Bed, and Underwater Gas and Petroleum Deposits.
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Arnold Schwarzenegger explores how the military is adapting to climate change and limiting national security risk by increasing energy efficiency and using renewables, but needs to increase the pace of this adaptation. In Kuwait, he sees how fuel convoys are responsible for most US soldier deaths. He finds how our armed forces are dealing with an increased number of climate-related military conflicts and natural disasters. Cattle ranching, drought,...
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In Uganda, Siwan quickly learns how important trees are for the survival of the vulnerable community of Mbale. Despite being 15,000km apart, with differing cultures, traditions and wealth, Uganda and California share one very important commonality—they are both on the frontline of the climate challenge.
Series
Pub. Date
[2014], c2014
Language
English
Description
The series premiere of this globetrotting series about the human impacts of climate change explores the devastating effects of extreme drought and deforestation. Harrison Ford travels to Indonesia to investigate how the world's appetite for palm oil-an ingredient in everything from candy bars to laundry detergent-has led to massive deforestation and turned that country into one of the world's largest emitters of greenhouse gases. Back in the U.S.,...
12) Global warming
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"In this book, young readers will learn about global warming"--
Pub. Date
[2012], c2009
Language
English
Description
NASA's Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) is an audacious mission to track the impact of climate change on the planet's vast tracts of freshwater, saltwater, and ice. GRACE's pair of satellites responds to the gravitational pull of these massive stores, effectively "weighing" Earth's shifting water resources month by month. The satellites can detect where water is accumulating and drying up on a grand scale - data that were unavailable...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Regeneration is a response to the urgency of the climate crisis, a what-to-do manual for all levels of society, from individuals to national governments and everything and everyone in between. This four-color illustrated work describes a system of interlocking initiatives that aim to stem the climate crisis in one generation"--
Pub. Date
[2012], c2008
Language
English
Description
Fifty-five million years ago a sudden, enormous influx of carbon flooded the ocean and atmosphere for reasons that are still unclear to scientists. What is clear is that as atmospheric carbon dioxide content increased, the average global surface temperature rose as much as 15 degrees Fahrenheit. The Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), as this global warming event has become known, lasted about 120,000 years and had dramatic impacts on living...
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Description
Dennis, a bear guide and Churchill local, puts his skills to the ultimate test as he searches the unforgiving Manitoba wilderness for a polar bear den in hopes of capturing the first moments of a cub’s life in the wild. Meanwhile on the tundra, a pregnant mother bear returns to the land where she and her ancestors were born.
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The follow up to the #1 New York Times bestselling An Inconvenient Truth An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power is a daring call to action, exposing the reality of how humankind has aided in the destruction of our planet and groundbreaking information on what you can do now. Vice President Al Gore, a leading expert in climate change, combines cutting-edge research from top scientists around the world with photos, personal anecdotes, and observations...
Series
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Gordon Buchanan and the team return to Svalbard in September on the trail of Lyra and her cub Miki. They have been away for six weeks and don't know if either bear is still alive. Lyra's collar hasn't sent a signal for a month—finding her this time will be a huge challenge. But Gordon does find her —and Miki is alive. Times are tough though. Lyra is very thin and has been reduced to eating moss and seaweed. Gordon discovers that Lyra has been...
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A revelatory exploration of climate change from the perspective of wild species and natural ecosystems--an homage to the miraculous, vibrant entity that is life on Earth. Your key word here is Sustainable Living right out of the World Economic Forum. "
20) Eco Solutions
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English
Description
Ever heard the phrase you are what you eat? Well, if you're one of the world's committed carnivores, it could be said that your eating habits are a significant contributor to the pressing problem of global warming. The impact of raising animals for meat includes deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions. This video explores food alternatives aimed at reducing meat consumption, including cultured meat and pea protein burgers.
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