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Sinking cities a four-part series on the global threat of climate change  Cover Image DVD DVD

Sinking cities [videorecording] : a four-part series on the global threat of climate change / producer, Ben Travers, Martin Pupp ; writer, Gary Lang ; director, Martin Pupp.

Lang, Gary, (screenwriter.). Pupp, Martin, (television producer,, television director.). Theodore, Lisa, (narrator.). Travers, Ben, (television producer.). PBS Distribution (Firm), (distributor.). Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), (production company,, broadcaster.).

Summary:

As the earth warms, sea levels rise, and super-storms become more frequent and intense; many major coastal cities will soon be under water. Sinking Cities shows New York, London, Tokyo and Miami preparing for the real-time impact of rising seas and devising colossal new construction projects, and groundbreaking solutions aimed at securing their future.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781531708849
  • Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (220 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches
  • Publisher: Arlington, VA : PBS, [2019]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Subtitles are a function of the disc and serve the same purpose as closed captions"--Container.
Originally broadcast on the PBS network in 2018.
Title from container.
Wide screen.
Formatted Contents Note:
Disc 1. New York -- Tokyo.
Disc 2. London -- Miami.
Participant or Performer Note:
Narrator, Lisa Theodore.
Target Audience Note:
E.
System Details Note:
DVD ; widescreen presentation ; stereo.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
For private home use only.
Language Note:
In English with English subtitles ; Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Subject: Climatic changes.
Global warming.
Nature > Effect of human beings on.
Sea level > Environmental aspects.
Genre: Nonfiction television programs.
Environmental television programs.
Documentary television programs.
Science television programs.
Television mini-series.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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