The habitable planet. Unit 12, Earth's changing climate /

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Imprint:District of Columbia : Annenberg Learner, 2007.
Description:1 online resource (29 min.)
Language:English
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URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13660855
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Other authors / contributors:Griswold, Alex, producer.
Lewicke, Anna, narrator.
Harvard Environmental Economics Program, production company.
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Science Media Group, production company.
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, production company.
Annenberg Learner (Firm), film distributor.
Digital file characteristics:video file
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In English.
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.