| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 54 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital, NTSC. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Event |
Originally broadcast on Nova television in 1998. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Special features: Printable materials for educators; access to the Nova web site. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
Eleven thousand years ago, the world's temperatures suddenly rose drastically, creating a climate shift within a human lifetime that is nearly unimaginable. Miles deep, the frigid expanse holds 70 percent of the world's fresh water in a deep freeze cold enough to shatter steel. Recently things have been heating up. In 1995, an iceberg the size of Rhode Island broke off from the Larsen ice shelf along the Antarctic coast, hinting at a potential meltdown. If the entire West Antarctic Ice Sheet were to follow suit, sea level would rise by almost 20 feet, wiping out entire cities, redrawing coastlines, and leave millions homeless. |
| Subject |
Global warming -- Videodiscs.
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Ice sheets -- Antarctica -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Documentary films.
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Television programs.
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| Added Author |
Gardner, Robert.
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WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.). Science Unit.
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Sveriges television.
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WGBH Video (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Nova (Television program)
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| ISBN |
9781593758325 |
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1593758324 |
| Standard No. |
783421277793 |
| Music No. |
WG27779 WGBH Boston Video |
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