Global Environmental Issues
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There has always been a struggle to balance the goals of economic development with the need to protect the environment. With world population grows and global climate change threatening to affect us all never has that balance been more important. Today, the developed world uses much of the world's energy resources to fuel its modern lifestyle and contributes to the majority of global greenhouse gases. However, billions of people in the developing world crave the same material benefits, leading to such fears as resource shortages and increased global warming. Students will learn about the positive and negative effects of industrialisation, and how international efforts, such as the Kyoto Treaty, are attempting to manage economic development in order to protect the global environment.
Format DVD, 22 mins.   |
Global Climate Change - Earth's Atmosphere Heats up
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Bill Nye – a real-life scientist and award winning educator knows how to make this subject matter real and relevant. Bill looks at the science behind cutting-edge issues, interviews leading experts and shows students how to analyse facts before forming opinions. Find out how experts measure climate change, see how carbon dioxide affects temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere and hear about the role of fossil fuels. It’s all part of Bill Nye’s in-depth look at possible causes of global warming.
Format DVD, 26 mins. |
El Nino the Link between Oceans, Atmosphere & Weather
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This programme will help students to understand the far reaching effects of El Nino, a weather phenomenon that originates in the tropical pacific, but delivers climate changes throughout the world. Students get a clear picture of how the abnormal heating of ocean water off the west coast of South America can set in motion changes In water currents, wind patterns, rainfall and drought worldwide. The programme also shows how meteorologists are studying the phenomenon as a model for possible consequences of global warming and other extreme events.
Format DVD, 22 mins. |
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