Films for the Humanities and Sciences - Global Warming and the Extinction of Species

Global Warming and the Extinction of Species

Some scientific studies predict that as the Earth continues to warm, up to a third of all species could go extinct by the middle of the century. This ABC News program looks at the effect of global warming on non-human life—specifically two species of frogs that used to inhabit the Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve, in Costa Rica; three additional vanished frog species in Madagascar; and the severely threatened checkerspot butterfly in southern California. Commentary is provided by Alan Pounds, of the University of Miami; the American Museum of Natural History’s Chris Raxworthy; and Camille Parmesan, of The University of Texas at Austin. (22 minutes)

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Item#: BVL35455
Copyright date: ©2005
VHS ISBN 978-1-4213-4201-6
DVD ISBN 978-1-4213-4202-3


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