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Environment 1: Addressing Climate Change #22

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CH 63 (WBEC)

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CARBON CUTTING - We look at the UK's industry drive to address climate change. WOOLLY MAMMOTH - Londoners were surprised to see the Nature History Museum's mammoth in Trafalgar Square. It was there to show how British climate has changed in thousands of years. HOT SPOTS - We have a look at UK land temperatures over a 3-day period. CHINA-RAIN - Chinese weather experts have resorted to using chemicals to create rain to help relieve drought, and rinse dust from within China. DESERTIFICATION -Milgin County in China was once a lush oasis along the Silk Road, but now it is one of China's driest deserts. DROUGHT - World Wide Fund (WWF) blamed global warming for the 2006 drought that reduced South America's Iguaza Falls to a trickle. NORWAY ICE -European space agency's Envisat are making land measurements and tracking of natural phenomena. GREENLAND GLACIER - This glacier is moving at an astonishing speed of 30 feet a day. INDIAN GLACIER - These famous glaciers are depleting due to climate changes and increased human activity.

Broadcast In: English Duration: 0:24:43

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Calendar Think Green: Environment 1: Addressing Climate Change (CH 63 (WBEC)) CARBON CUTTING - We look at the UK's industry drive to address climate change. WOOLLY MAMMOTH - Londoners were surprised to see the Nature History Museum's mammoth in Trafalgar Square. It was there to show how British climate has changed in thousands of years. HOT SPOTS - We have a look at UK land temperatures over a 3-day period. CHINA-RAIN - Chinese weather experts have resorted to using chemicals to create rain to help relieve drought, and rinse dust from within China. DESERTIFICATION -Milgin County in China was once a lush oasis along the Silk Road, but now it is one of China's driest deserts. DROUGHT - World Wide Fund (WWF) blamed global warming for the 2006 drought that reduced South America's Iguaza Falls to a trickle. NORWAY ICE -European space agency's Envisat are making land measurements and tracking of natural phenomena. GREENLAND GLACIER - This glacier is moving at an astonishing speed of 30 feet a day. INDIAN GLACIER - These famous glaciers are depleting due to climate changes and increased human activity. http://pw.myersinfosys.com/becon/airlist/1865/detail.ics