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Amazing planet Core curriculum video libraries (Cambridge educational (Firm)) Core curriculum video library Eyewitness Fly Guy presents-- Librarian special (Cambridge educational (Firm)) Living machine Physical science collection (New York, N.Y.) Scholastic reader Tropical storms and flooding in BangladeshBailey, R. J.
Summary: "Carefully leveled text and vibrant photographs introduce early readers to the work climate scientists do and the preparation necessary for a career in the field. Includes infographics, an activity, glossary, and index"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jump!, Inc. 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 551.60 BAIRaij, Emily
Summary: "From windswept deserts to rain-soaked forests, the world's climates experience weather unique to their place in the world. Discover how scientists study climates, the weather experienced in each one, and how climate impacts the people who live there"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Earth is an incredible, exceptional planet with an amazing life story full of cataclysmic disasters, eleventh-hour coincidences that save it from extinction, and an astonishing power to continually regenerate. Uses breathtaking footage and special imaging to tell the story of the great forces that shape the planet - volcanoes, the ocean, the atmosphere and ice. Traveling from Ethiopia's unique...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by BBC Worldwide Americas 2008
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2 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV EARSummary: Filmmaker Rob Stewart embarks on a 15 country, four year journey to look at climate change, ocean acidification, deforestation, and loss of species.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2013
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY DOC REVFowler, Allan.
Summary: A simple explanation of weather and climate.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Childrens Press 1991
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Place a hold to request this item.Huddleston, Emma
Summary: Scientists study climate change to predict future risks so people can prepare. They also learn about ways to slow climate change. Studying Climate Change examines how scientists gather information from the air, soil, water, and ice to learn more about the changes happening to Earth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.738 HUDCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J363.738 HUDKoonin, Steven E.
Summary: The author points out that core questions about the way the climate is responding to our influence and what the impacts will be remain largely unanswered. He provides insights and perspective free from political agendas, dispels popular myths, and unveils little-known truths. He points out that the models we use to predict the future aren't able to accurately describe the climate of the past,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BenBella Books, Inc. 2021
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 363.738 KOOSummary: Bill Nye delivers hot sand from Saudi Arabia and bananas from humid Costa Rica, all to explain how different climates are created and how they affect our planet.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Educational Productions 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV BILMcAnulty, Stacy
Summary: "Dude, I am Ocean. You know my many names: Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Indian, Southern. It's all excellent me. My salt water flows across the planet as one. I have no flag. No nationality. My waves are for all. Life on Earth began in my epic waters I keep the global climate just right. And I have rad secrets. But I'm facing a major wipeout! Only by working together can we get back in the zone....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 577.7 MCASummary: Investigative reporter Donal Maclntyre personally experiences the most extreme forms of weather on Earth, from the Sahara desert to the midst of hurricane.
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Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Video 2003
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV WEASummary: One of today's hottest topics is global warming. Will the earth's temperature rise nearly 10 degrees, wreaking havoc on the ice caps? Or will the weather stay normal. A heated debate between scientists, climatologists, and futurists.
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Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH Boston Video 2007
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV GLOSummary: Throughout the world, sea levels are rising, coastlines are crumbling, and the intensity of hurricanes is increasing. Is the situation in New Orleans a glimpse into the future of all cities that exist near major bodies of water? Filmed six months after Katrina, this program analyzes why New Orleans flooded so catastrophically and asks whether the city-constructed on a steadily subsiding...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: The key to understanding climate change could be locked inside hundreds of feet-and thousands of years-of Siberian permafrost. This program follows the literally groundbreaking expedition of a team of scientists who set out to discover the climatic history trapped within the frozen earth beneath a crater lake in northern Siberia. Their research is presented in tandem with fieldwork in the Alps...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Climate change is a global phenomenon, but its effects are most clearly demonstrated on a regional level. This program connects the local and planetary aspects of global warming through environmental case studies, focusing on North Carolina's Outer Banks, South Carolina's coastal areas, and Florida's Everglades and Keys. Long-time residents of each state describe ecological changes they have...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: People everywhere are interested in the weather, but how does it all work? Beginning with Earth's atmosphere-its evolution, its gaseous composition, and its four regions-this video takes a close look at how conditions combine to create climate and weather. Topics include the Koppen Climate Classification System; weather prediction; types of clouds and precipitation; thunderstorms, tornadoes,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Arnold, Tedd
Summary: "Fly Guy is buzzing over to the weather station today. Come along to learn all about weather!"--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2016
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE ARNSummary: As visually spectacular as it is informative, this program thoroughly surveys the world's varied climate systems. Using simple color-coded maps based on the Koppen classification system, the video identifies the characteristics of the following zones: humid tropical climates, wet-dry tropics, dry climates, subtropical and mid-latitude deserts and steppes, humid mid-latitude climates, humid...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: New York City, including its outer boroughs, during August 2017: it's a month heavy with the tension of a new President, growing anxiety over everything from rising rents to marching white nationalists, and unrelenting news of either wildfires or hurricanes on every coast. The film pivots on the question of futurity: what does the future look like from where we are standing? And what if we are...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC HOTDenny, Mark
Summary: Making Sense of Weather and Climate begins by explaining the essential mechanics and characteristics of this fascinating science. The noted physics author Mark Denny also defines the crucial differences between weather and climate, and then develops from this basic knowledge a sophisticated yet clear portrait of their relation. Throughout, Denny elaborates on the role of weather forecasting in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia University Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 551.6 DENSummary: Why do mountains tend to have a triangular shape? How much rain must fall to start a river? How do single grains of sand accumulate into a dune? This episode from the Amazing Planet series answers those and other geologic questions by capturing the beauty born of eons of unceasing environmental violence as water, wind, and ice erode the surface of the Earth into an ever-changing sculpture of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: This episode of NOVA follows internationally renowned photojournalist James Balog as he documents the effects of climate change. Setting up time-lapse cameras in more than two dozen glacial locations around the world, Balog compiled data as his cameras shot once every hour during daylight. His archive of over 300,000 images taken over a two-year period is one of the most comprehensive...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Drawing astonishing connections between forces thousands of miles apart, this program shows how life on earth is being pushed to extremes by a one-degree rise in average temperature. Specific topics include animal population declines, atmospheric developments above the oceans, and the widespread appearance of a previously rare respiratory illness. Viewers learn how many scientists believe these...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: With extraordinary footage shot during and after Severe Cyclonic Storm Aila, this program looks at the causes and effects of the violent weather event in Bangladesh. Viewers learn how cyclones take shape and develop, witness scenes of Aila striking coastal areas, and explore the social, economic, and ecological consequences through expert commentary and first-hand accounts. The film returns to...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011