According to many scientists, global warming is irreversible—but its progress can be slowed, its impact managed. This program examines strategies, many of them in operation, designed to protect land and populations made vulnerable by rapidly rising worldwide temperatures. From life-saving weather forecast methods in Mozambique to fishery replenishment systems in Vietnam, a range of innovations are studied—but the focus is not only on the developing world. Detailing struggles against drought and violent climate in the United States, Australia, and the Netherlands, Be Prepared clearly shows that global warming recognizes no national boundaries. Original title: The Heat Is On: Better Be Prepared. (51 minutes)
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Released: 2010. Running Time: 7:13. Scientific alarm about the risks of climate change is rising as quickly as the greenhouse gases from burning fossil fuels. In this video segment, meet scientist Ian Goodwin, who works in Australia's Hunter Valley, where much of the world's black coal comes from. He started out as a junior scientist working on an environmental impact assessment of what was then going to be the largest open cut coalmine in the world. Little did he know that thirty years later the impacts of what then seemed like a local endeavor would be affecting the whole planet.
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Global Warming and the Extinction of Species
Some scientific studies predict that as the Earth continues to warm, up to a third of all species could go extinct by the middle of the century. This ABC News program looks at the effect of global warming on non-human life—specifically two species of frogs that used to inhabit the Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve, in Costa Rica; three additional vanished frog species in Madagascar; and the severely threatened checkerspot butterfly in southern California. Commentary is provided by Alan Pounds, of the University of Miami; the American Museum of Natural History’s Chris Raxworthy; and Camille Parmesan, of The University of Texas at Austin. An ABC News Production. (22 minutes)
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The forgotten story of the hole in the ozone layer -and how the world came together to fix it. The scientists and politicians who persuaded Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher to take action reveal how the planetary problem was solved. Distributed by PBS Distribution.
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The first ever documentary film to mention climate change. 1958 Series produced by Bell Telephone that addresses weather knowledge and prediction. Human caused climate change is addressed at 50:00 for those of you looking for the footage circulating today on the internet.
[scudchasers]. The unchained goddess 1958 - Bell Science Hour (Discusses Weather / Climate Change). 2015, August 8. Retrieved from http://youtu.be/x1ph_7C1Jq4.
Frank Baxter, Mel Blance, Richard Carlson, Hans Conried, Bernard C. Hunt, Jay Novello, Franklin Pangborn, Kene Peters, Lurene Tuttle
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