Macquarie Island

Description

Destination: Macquarie Island, a tiny island in the middle of the powerhouse of the world's climate - the Southern Ocean. Here a bunch of energetic young Australian scientists at the forefront of research into global warming, are monitoring the rising temperatures on the island, an indicator of changes that could eventually flow on to the rest of the world. Could global warming slow the circulation of the great oceans? Will the deep ocean start to stagnate within the century?

Runtime

28 min

Series

Geography

Genre

Date of Publication

1996

Database

Alexander Street

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