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News in Review - April 2019 Science Smart: Indicators of Climate Change
While the cause of climate change may still be hotly debated – with many scientists saying it’s human activity while others suggesting it’s a cyclical heating up of the planet – the fact that climate change is occurring is not up for debate. There are indicators everywhere, from extreme weather events to rising seas levels, shrinking polar ice caps to ...
- 2019
- 00:15:18
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- Added on: 04/09/2019
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News in Review - October 2018 Extreme Weather 2018: Is this Climate Change?
Climate on this planet is always changing. Over hundreds of thousands of years there have been heating and cooling events, with at least five ice ages. Most of these variations can be attributed to Earth’s orbit, the sun’s radiation and the planet heating. However, since the 19th century scientists believe that the rapid heating of the earth is a result ...
- 2018
- 00:18:22
- 9-12
- Added on: 10/10/2018
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News in Review - October 2017 Extreme Storms: 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season
The Atlantic hurricane season of 2017 will ultimately be one for the record books. Not for having the most hurricanes in a season, but as possibly the strongest hurricane month ever recorded. Five major hurricanes formed, with three making their way to shore – two as top-rated Category 5 storms. They came in quick succession and brought devastating winds and ...
- 2017
- 00:16:23
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- Added on: 10/18/2017
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Alien Deep Ocean's Fury
Waves may be getting bigger and badder, ocean patterns may be shifting, seas are rising and scientists are just starting to figure out why. Dr. Robert Ballard and a team of scientists go in search of answers. What we don't know about the ocean is alarming – waves that defy gravity, uncharted deep-sea currents, even alien creatures that move as ...
- 2012
- 00:45:02
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- Added on: 01/04/2016
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National Geographic Documentaries Earth Overhaul
A small number of scientists from around the world are attempting to fix the earth. One cloud expert is looking to the sky for the solution and in Bermuda a scientist is working to use algae. But this is just the beginning. Nobody knows tough fixes better than Sean Riley and he’s on a quest to learn more about these ...
- 2011
- 00:45:01
- 13-14
- Added on: 12/22/2015
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Our Vancouver Climate Change: Worst-Case Scenario
Meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe explains the latest research on melting sea ice.
- 2015
- 00:02:41
- 9-12
- Added on: 10/07/2015
1000 Days for the Planet Global Climate Disruption
The Galapagos Archipelago is a model of conservation in the Pacific Ocean. Its remarkable diversity of marine species is explained by the upwelling of cold ocean currents. But an increasingly common climatic anomaly occurring far out to sea is killing life. It's El Niño. Scientists believe that climate change could cause the frequency and severity of this climatic phenomenon to ...
- 2014
- 00:42:43
- 13-14
- Added on: 06/16/2015
Doc Zone Weather Gone Wild
Summer snowstorms. Disastrous flooding. Devastating wind and ice storms. Rampaging wildfires. Ruinous drought. Our weather has taken a turn for the extreme. And it’s going to get worse. As intense and unpredictable weather becomes the new normal, how can we adapt and survive? As a result of climate change, the new global buzzword is “adaptation,” as cities and citizens scramble ...
- 2014
- 00:43:04
- 13-14
- Added on: 12/18/2014
News in Review - December 2013 A Look Back at Science and Health 2013
The world of science and health in 2013 gave us a Canadian astronaut who became an international star, while rockets were launched to clean up debris in space. Meanwhile scientists debunked intelligence testing, declared climate change real, and grew meat in a test tube.
- 2013
- 00:18:01
- 13-14
- Added on: 01/06/2014
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Doc Zone Polar Bear Fever
The polar bear has become the new poster child for climate change, the perfect photogenic symbol for selling an environmental message. Polar Bear Fever takes us on a journey to meet the people who are obsessed with the bear. Few can resist the bear’s red-hot image — scientists and zookeepers, photographers and filmmakers, environmentalists and politicians, marketing mavens and advertising giants.
- 2008
- 00:44:22
- 13-14
- Added on: 06/14/2013
The National The Next Energy Crisis: Taking Responsibility
While average Canadians want to be environmental good-guys, they are unaware of the amount of sacrifice this will entail. In fact, per capita, Canadians are the earth's second worst producers of greenhouse gasses and it is the average household, not big industry, that is to blame. Thomas D'Aquino, a business lobbyist, describes the harsh socioeconomic cost of implementing the kind ...
- 1997
- 00:23:29
- 13-14
- Added on: 06/14/2013
The Hour The Hour Goes Eco
George Stroumboulopoulos explores sustainability with some of the most recognized names in the environmental arena: David Suzuki, Michael Pollan, Jane Goodall and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Featuring interviews with Majora Carter, Sheila Watt-Cloutier, Dr. Eric Chivian, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tzeporah Berman, Michael Pollan, David Suzuki, Bjorn Lomborg, Jane Goodall and Peter Raymont.
- 2009
- 01:45:20
- 13-14
- Added on: 06/14/2013
News in Review - February 2006 After Kyoto: Trying to Cool the Planet
In late 2005, delegates from all over the world gathered in Montreal to discuss the issue of climate change. An international agreement called the Kyoto Protocol has set targets for industrialized nations to cut greenhouse gases that are contributing to global warming. But many countries, including Canada, are having trouble meeting those targets. In this News in Review story we'll examine why ...
- 2006
- 00:15:26
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- Added on: 02/15/2006
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News in Review - December 2002 Kyoto: The Battle Lines Are Drawn
Prime Minister Jean Chrétien is determined to ratify the Kyoto Protocol on environmental issues. There is spirited opposition from a number of provinces, especially Alberta. The dispute is taking on the importance of Canada’s free trade and national energy policy clashes. The story has background on Kyoto and the fight between ratification versus a made-in-Canada plan.
- 2002
- 00:14:37
- 13-14
- Added on: 12/15/2002
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News in Review - December 1997 The Disappearing Forest
A look at the alarming rate with which we're destroying the world's forests, by burning, slashing, indiscriminate cutting and chemical pollution.
- 1997
- 00:16:07
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- Added on: 12/15/1997
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News in Review - May 1995 Global Warming: A Progress Report
Following the Berlin Conference, this report looks at the issues of air pollution and the impact of global warming.
- 1995
- 00:12:34
- 13-14
- Added on: 05/15/1995
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