Title Six degrees could change the world / produced by National Geographic Television ; producer/director, Ron Bowman ; writer, Ed Fields, Ron Bowman.

Publication Info.	[Washington, D.C.] : National Geographic ; Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2008]
	©2008

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Plainville Public Library - Non Fiction	DVD 551.64 SIX	Check Shelf
South Windsor Public Library - Audio-Visual Materials	DVD 368.738 SI9	Check Shelf
West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Media Room	DVD 363.7387 SIX	Check Shelf
Wethersfield Public Library - DVDs	DVD 363.738 SIX	Check Shelf

Description	1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
System Details	DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital.
Performer	Narrator, Alec Baldwin.
Note	Originally broadcast on television in 2008.
	"Preserve our planet" -- Container.
Audience	Not rated.
Summary	Discusses why many scientists believe that the Earth's average temperature could rise by as much as six degrees Celsius by 2100. Explores what each rising degree could mean for the future of humanity and our planet. Illustrates how global warming has already affected the reefs of Australia, the ice fields of Greenland, and the Amazonian rain forest. Explains what's real, what's still controversial, and how existing technologies and remedies could help dial back the global thermometer.
Contents	A warmer world -- CO2, the hidden price -- Plus one degree -- Carbon footprint -- Plus two degrees -- Accumulating loss of polar ice -- Plus three degrees -- Forecasting our climate -- New generation of super storms -- Plus four degrees -- Impact of rising sea levels -- Plus five degrees -- Plus six degrees -- Looking for solutions -- Alternate sources of energy.
Note	Special features: celebrity interviews; everyday green living tips; preserve our planet PSA; degree-by-degree impact guide.
Language	English dialogue; closed-captioned.
Note	GMD: videorecording.
Subject	Global warming.
	Earth temperature.
	Global temperature changes.
	Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric.
Genre/Form	Nature television programs.
	Documentary television programs.
	Documentary television programs.
	Nonfiction television programs.
	Television programs.
	Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Added Author	Bowman, Ron. Producer. Director. Screenwriter.
	Fields, Ed. Screenwriter.
	Baldwin, Alec, 1958- Narrator.
	National Geographic Television & Film.
	Warner Home Video (Firm)
ISBN	9781426293023
	142629302X
Standard No.	727994752837
Music No.	G75283 National Geographic

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