Documentary hosted by Alanis Morissette. PBS Video (2005).
Some notes: avg temp of earth rising faster than last 10,000 yrs; signs: droughts, rising seas, tropical diseases, extreme weather; 1 F increase in 100 yrs (worldwide); Eastern Arctic: 7 F in 50 yrs; snow caps of Mt. Kilimanjaro receding; sources of carbon: trans (33%); elec gen (33%), agriculture and land clearing (20%); increase in co2 concentration levels ; coal fired power plants – large polluters; popn growth another factor; environmental justice (Nira Robinson) – effects on low income/ minorities; asthma result of co2; west nile; el nino (heat transfer essentially): frequency & intensity changes?; 1 F warming = 10% decrease rice yield, 10% more rain needed; pop grow fast, w/ decrease food, difficulty w/ scarcity; “Boiling Point” (book)
