News in Review - March 2007 A Call for Action on Climate Change
In early February 2007 an influential group of scientists issued a report on global climate change. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded that it is very likely that humans are causing global warming. In this News in Review story we’ll look at the IPCC report and what it says about the future of our planet. We’ll also look at how ...
- 2007
- 00:03:25
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- Added on: 09/16/2014
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The Nature of Things A Day in the Life of Earth
If you thought the Earth needed millions of years to change, it’s time to think again! A Day in the Life of Earth uses the latest science to reveal how much our planet can change in just one single day. The Earth makes a mountain of new rock every hour and is not only continually changing shape but is also losing weight. ...
- 2018
- 00:45:01
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- Added on: 11/20/2018
News in Review - March 2010 A Deadly Earthquake Devastates Haiti
On January 12, 2010, a powerful earthquake struck the small nation of Haiti. More than 100,000 people were killed, and about one million others were left homeless. In this News in Review story we’ll look at Haiti’s tragedy and how Canada and other countries are trying to help survivors.
- 2010
- 00:15:27
- 13-14
- Added on: 03/15/2010
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News in Review - November 2004 A Mean Season: Four Hurricanes Hit Hard
It was one of the meanest and deadliest hurricane seasons in the last hundred years. In just six weeks, four major hurricanes battered parts of North and Central America. The massive storms killed hundreds of people and forced millions of others to flee their homes. On News in Review we’ll show you the damage they caused and the despair they ...
- 2004
- 00:14:18
- 13-14
- Added on: 11/15/2004
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The Nature of Things Adventurers: A Story Told in Stone
The French Polynesian islands once housed thriving native populations that were tragically wiped out by European disease. The vines and trees of the jungles consumed huge stone cities that sprawled across the interiors of Tahiti, Raivavae and the Marquesas Islands. The structures remained forgotten until archeologist Edmundo Edwards rediscovered them. Now, with each swipe of his machete, Edmundo is bringing ...
- 2008
- 00:44:22
- 13-14
- Added on: 06/14/2013
The Nature of Things Adventurers: The Lost People of the Baja
Canadian paleo-pathologist Eldon Molto is leading the search for clues of the mysterious Pericu people of Baja California, Mexico — a fierce, independent tribe that disappeared over a century ago, after being exposed to European disease. They left virtually nothing behind but their bones. By using DNA, Molto is piecing together the story of the Pericu and along the way ...
- 2008
- 00:44:14
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- Added on: 06/14/2013
Our Vancouver Antarctic Ice Shelf Disappearing
How the demise of a 10,000-year-old ice shelf will cause the sea to rise.
- 2015
- 00:02:38
- 9-12
- Added on: 05/25/2015
Master of Disaster Avalanche
In the 2007-2008 winter season alone, 52 people died in avalanches in the U.S. and Canada, and more than double that number worldwide. As more and more people head into to unpatrolled backcountry, these numbers are on the rise. In this episode, Tim Samaras will bring his expertise and tools to try and measure the forces inside an avalanche – ...
- 2008
- 00:47:26
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- Added on: 06/09/2017
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Our Vancouver California's Drought: The Implications
Johanna Wagstaffe outline what the drought means for all west coast water reserves.
- 2015
- 00:02:42
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- Added on: 05/01/2015
Andrew Marr's History of the World Christopher Columbus
The explosion of global capitalism began with Christopher Columbus stumbling across America while searching for China.
- 2012
- 00:09:57
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- Added on: 01/27/2020
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