Riddles of Sand and Ice

United States, 1989

TV show
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Episode number 5 of Series “The Miracle Planet”.
Volume 5 examines glacial ice, its movement over thousands of years and what we can learn from it. The massive changes that the planet has endured are now being compounded by the effects of humans on the Earth’s surface. The natural cycle of the Earth’s orbit suggests that long-term, the planet is getting colder, yet it is showing signs of warming due to the increased levels of man-made gases in the atmosphere.

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Credits

producer

Barry Stoner

production company

KCTS (Television station : Seattle, Wash.)

Duration

01:00:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1989

Appears in

The Miracle Planet

Group of items

The Miracle Planet

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

302538

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Glaciers

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Global temperature changes

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Television

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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