| Description |
1 videodisc (ca. 56 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD5, region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation (enhanced); Dolby Digital stereo., NTSC. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned; described for the visually impaired. |
| Performer |
Narrator, Jay O. Sanders |
| Credits |
Editor, Andrew Gersh ; music, Christopher Rife. |
| Note |
Originally produced for the PBS public television program Nova in 2009. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
This videodisc focuses on climate change shown through time-lapse cameras set by internationally acclaimed photojournalist James Balog, who has placed equipment in more than two dozen glacial locations in the northern hemisphere in order to assess the impact of global warming on the cryosphere. |
| Note |
Special features: printable materials for educators (requires Adobe Acrobat) and access to NOVA web site. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- In extremis -- Glacial pacemaker -- Doomed domes -- Greenland on defrost -- A slippery slope -- Inundation blues. |
| Subject |
Global warming.
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Climatic changes -- Environmental aspects.
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Glaciers.
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| Genre/Form |
Nonfiction television programs.
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Nature television programs.
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Time lapse cinematography.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
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| Added Author |
Balog, James.
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Dockstader, Noel. Producer. Director.
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PBS Home Video.
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National Geographic Television & Film.
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Far West Film Company.
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| Added Title |
Nova (Television program)
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| ISBN |
9781593758899 |
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1593758898 |
| Standard No. |
783421430990 |
| Music No. |
WG43099 PBS Home Video |
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