It is the year 2050. Mankind and the earth have survived global warming. In an innovative new television project, social journalist James Burke looks back from the future of several scenarios of global warming and their possible effects on continents, countries and mankind. He explores the preventative roads not taken and the potential results.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
324860
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Climatic changes
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environment
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environment - Social aspects
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmental policy
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Global warming
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)