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The habitable planet. Unit 12, Earth's changing climate / Science Media Group ; [produced by] Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics ; [in association with the Harvard University Center for the Environment].
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Glaciers.
- Global warming.
- Climatic changes.
- Greenhouse gas mitigation.
- Carbon dioxide mitigation.
- Earth (Planet).
- Genre:
- Educational films.
- Environmental films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (29 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- District of Columbia : Annenberg Learner, 2007.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- Earth's climate is a sensitive system that is subject to dramatic shifts over varying time scales. Today human activities are altering the climate system by increasing concentrations of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, which raises global temperatures. In this unit, examine the science behind global climate change and explore its potential impacts on natural ecosystems and human societies.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed August 14, 2018).
- OCLC:
- 1052764248
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