Water Wars: When Drought, Flood and Greed Collide
This film examines attempts by communities and experts around the world to protect their water resources in the face of global warming, pollution, and political conflict.
This film examines attempts by communities and experts around the world to protect their water resources in the face of global warming, pollution, and political conflict.
In 1992, a 12-year-old girl named Severn addressed the UN about climate change. Now grown up and expecting a child, she explains how much must still be done.
This film follows photographer James Balog’s multi-year record of the impacts of climate change on the Arctic.
In this Oscar-nominated documentary, Werner Herzog travels to the Antarctic community of McMurdo Station, the hub of the US Antarctic Program, to film the life conditions of humans and animals in this extreme landscape.
Paul Crutzen at the University of Helsinki in May 2010
Paul Crutzen at the University of Helsinki in May 2010
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Born in 1933 in Amsterdam, Crutzen studied engineering before turning to atmospheric science. His research specialties include the ozone hole, nuclear winter, and global environmental change.
The aim of the paper is to present a summary of the current scholarship on the climate of the Carpathian Basin in the Middle Ages by drawing upon research from the natural sciences, archaeology and history.
A new research station at the South Pole is a sign of increasing international scientific collaboration. The newest Amundsen-Scott Station is larger than previous stations and has a better design, offering the potential for increased longevity in one of the world’s harshest climates.
This article analyzes how people in the Bolivian Andes cope with environmental stress. Specifically, it examines the role environmental migration - a strategic mechanism to build up financial, productive, and social capital - plays in how people cope with climate change.
Chakrabarty responds to the contributors of this volume by addressing five issues he considers fundamental to discussions on climate change.
The focus on human-environment relations from the perspective of climate change alone is too narrow. Often, society experiences climate change through political and technical decisions, rather than as an environmental crisis.