Global Weirding
Is the world's weather growing more extreme? This program joins hurricane chasers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and discovers that over the last decade, these storms have been getting more powerful. MIT atmospheric scientist Kerry Emanuel warns that the new "blac...
| Other Authors: | BBC Worldwide Ltd., Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase. |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York, N.Y. :
Infobase,
[2013], c2012.
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| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (50 min.) : sd., col. |
| Subjects: |
Air
-- Pollution.
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Table of Contents:
- Preparing for Unprecedented Weather (2:07)
- Investigating Hurricanes: a Bumpy Ride (3:43)
- Hurricane Chasers: Valuable Data (1:06)
- Researching Extreme Weather Patterns (1:08)
- Understanding the Science of Hurricanes (1:38)
- Anticipating Future Cyclone Patterns (2:05)
- Record Drought in Texas (2:34)
- Global Weirding: Steep Oscillations (2:17)
- Earth's Changing Atmosphere (3:24)
- Climate Change in Britain (1:01)
- A British Weather Anomaly (2:17)
- A Clue in Climate Fluctuation (2:30)
- Researching Historic Weather Patterns (2:49)
- Understanding Solar Energy and the Climate (1:15)
- Europe's Mini Ice Age (1:17)
- Discovering the Grand Solar Cycle (2:01)
- Sun Spots Hypothesis (1:18)
- Arctic Warming Hypothesis (2:25)
- Global Warming vs. Climate Change (1:20)
- Rolling the Climate Dice (1:39)
- Holland's Defense Against Extreme Weather (4:42)
- A Crucial Forecast (2:15)
- Improvements in Forecasting Technology (1:38)
- Human Dependency on Stable Weather (1:55)
- Entering a New World Climate (0:45)
- Credits: Global Weirding (0:42)