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1) Red Ice
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
The Polar regions are being affected by global warming much more intensely than any other part of the world. The global mean temperature has risen around 1.1 ºC since 1990, however in the Artic it has risen more than twice. Global warming threatens to change that whole fragile ecosystem even faster than in the rest of the world. The situation is becoming more and more dramatic each year and we are approaching a point of no return. What would happen...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
The reality of climate change is now beyond any doubt. The most dramatic upheavals are occurring in the Earth's northern polar regions, where communities there are facing unprecedented changes. This timely documentary, the second of two on climate change, goes beyond the issue of global warming, exploring many of the development situations, which are already occurring in the Canadian Arctic, making it a key region of the globe. The question raised...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Travel to the polar regions with five Arctic and Antarctic experts on an exquisite visual journey, produced in partnership with National Geographic. You’ll encounter incredible wildlife, learn about the “heroic era” of polar exploration, discover how indigenous peoples thrive in these climates, and gain valuable tips on how to take captivating photographs in the otherworldly landscapes.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Discover the astonishing array of avian life - primarily consisting of seabirds - that live in, breed in, and migrate to the planet's polar regions, including the albatross, the skua, the giant petrel, and the extraordinary Arctic tern, which carries out the longest annual migration of any living thing.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
The North and South Poles share a history that is unique and unlike any other place on Earth. Join Professor Michael Wysession as he lays the groundwork for understanding the polar regions with a discussion of their geology - dominated by ice, ocean, climate, and even nearby outer space - as well as their similarities and differences.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
What draws people to the poles again and again? What significance do these regions hold for the planet? Begin to answer these questions with Fen Montaigne, a journalist who has traveled extensively in the polar regions, as you delve into the awe-inspiring story of Ernest Shackleton's struggles in Antarctica, as well as Montaigne's own experiences.
Publisher
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
A breathtakingly beautiful 3-part science documentary series about the two extreme ends of the Earth, this series takes audiences on a journey of discovery both above and below the ice. As entertaining as it is informative, this series is bound to make us fall in love with the Earth’s spectacular polar regions. The series also shines a light on the human perspective. While Antarctica is the only continent without an indigenous or permanent population,...
Publisher
The Video Project
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Nature sounds have been recognized as crucial indicators of environmental quality ever since the publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring. Traveling across the planet to every continent since the late 1960s, noted musician and soundscape ecologist Dr. Bernie Krause has recorded more than 15,000 species -- marine and terrestrial.. Nature sounds offer important information about the health of today's wild habitats and the life within them. Over...
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