| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (50 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Horizon (Television program)
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| Summary |
Burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil and gas adds more carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. This colourless, odourless, naturally occurring gas turns the atmosphere into a giant greenhouse, trapping more of the sun's heat and raising the temperature each year. So far, estimates suggest the temperature has risen by half a degree centigrade, but by the year 2050 it could be up by three or four degrees. Many things will change in a chain reaction: sea level; crop growth; rainfall. There appears to be no simple solutions because the greenhouse effect is caused by by one of the most basic of human activities - the generation of power |
| Credits |
Writer/producer, Peter Ceresole; editor, Robin Brightwell; camera, Phil Gries ... [et al.]; a BBC TV production in association with Scandinature Films, Television Trust for the Environment for UNEP, WGBH, Boston |
| Performer |
Narrator: Paul Vaughan |
| Notes |
“This material has been reproduced by or on behalf of Deakin University pursuant to s200AB of the Copyright Act 1968 (the Act)" |
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Originally produced in VHS format, 1988 |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
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DVD |
| Subject |
Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric
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Climatic changes
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Global warming
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Power-plants -- Environmental aspects
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Atmospheric carbon dioxide
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| Author |
Vaughan, Paul.
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Ceresole, Peter.
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Brightwell, Robin
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Gries, Phil
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United Nations Environment Programme
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