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Title Journey to planet Earth. Extreme realities / a Screenscope production in association with South Carolina ETV ; a film by Marilyn & Hal Weiner ; producer, Marilyn Weiner ; director-writer, Hal Weiner.

Publication Info. Washington, D.C. : Screenscope, Inc., [2014]
©2014

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Description 1 DVD (53 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
digital optical
NTSC
videofile DVD video
Physical Medium polychrome
Performer Narrated by Matt Damon.
System Details DVD-ROM; NTSC; region 1; widescreen presentation ; access to educators' guides requires computer with DVD-ROM drive and Adobe Reader software.
Note This disc may not play on all DVD players or drives.
Credits Edited by Jim McNamee ; cinematographer, Dennis Boni ; original music, Frank Ferrucci.
Summary "Just pick up any newspaper or watch any television news report and it becomes evident that unprecedented extreme weather events such as severe drought and heat waves, more intense hurricanes, increased tornado and wildfire activity, and crippling blizzards are leaving a trail of death and destruction throughout the world...[this program] investigates the link between severe weather, climate change, and threats to our national security." -- Container.
Contents Opening sequence -- Extreme realities -- Unexpected consequences -- Bangladesh -- Pakistan -- Russia -- The Arab Spring -- The next big gold rush -- Glimmers of hope -- Epilogue -- Final thoughts.
Special features: Educators' guides (pdf files) [DVD-ROM feature].
Note Originally broadcast in 2014 as an episode of the PBS series, Journey to planet Earth.
Language English, with closed-captions for the hearing impaired.
Subject Climatic changes -- Social aspects.
Climatic changes -- Social aspects.
Human beings -- Effect of climate on.
Human beings -- Effect of climate on.
Natural disasters -- Social aspects.
Natural disasters -- Social aspects.
Natural disasters.
National security -- Climatic factors -- United States.
National security -- Climatic factors.
United States.
United States -- Environmental conditions.
Environmental conditions.
Genre/Form Television series.
Television series.
Nonfiction television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Environmental television programs.
Environmental television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings.
Video recordings.
Added Author Weiner, Marilyn, producer.
Weiner, Hal, director, writer.
Damon, Matt, narrator.
Boni, Dennis, cinematographer.
Ferrucci, Frank, composer.
Screenscope, inc., production company, copyright holder.
South Carolina Educational Television Network, production company.
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), broadcaster.
Added Title Journey to planet Earth (Television program). Extreme realities.
Extreme realities
Note Subtitle on container : Severe weather, climate change, and our national security
Added Title Journey to planet Earth (Television program)
ISBN 1928964370
9781928964377
Standard No. 091037938657
Music No. JTPE 1013 Screenscope, Inc.