Six Degrees could change the world
Description
Based on Mark Lynas's Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet, this program explores the theory that Earth's average temperature could rise six degrees Celsius by the year 2100. One poignant degree at a time, the consequences of rising temperatures on Greenland's ice sheet and Himalayan glaciers, tropical coral reefs and the Amazon rainforest, and elsewhere across five continents are illustrated. In addition, some of the world's top climate researchers present existing technologies and remedies that can help in the battle to cool off the global thermometer. An alarming preview of a potentially catastrophic future-and a global call to action!
Runtime
96 min
Subjects
- Human geography (324)
- Ecosystem management (128)
- Nature (209)
- Environmental geography (78)
- Climatic changes (510)
- Human ecology (350)
- Air pollution (33)
Genre
Date of Publication
[2009], c2007
Database
Films on Demand
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