Climate change : a slow-burn existential threat

Climate change : a slow-burn existential threat / [presenter Jon Gertner].

There are islands in the Chesapeake Bay that have already succumbed to sea level rise, one of them is Holland Island. Even in a best case scenario, the consensus is that we'll get at least two feet of sea level rise by the year 2100. One big question is: What will happen when flooding gets wors...

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Format: Video
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Big Think, 2019.
Subjects:
Climatic changes.
Sea level > Environmental aspects.
Environmental refugees.
climate change.
Climatic changes
Environmental refugees
Sea level > Environmental aspects
Holland Island (Md.) > History.
Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)
Atlantic Ocean > Chesapeake Bay
Maryland > Holland Island
Educational films
History
Short films
Educational films.
Short films.
Films éducatifs.
Courts métrages.
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Summary:There are islands in the Chesapeake Bay that have already succumbed to sea level rise, one of them is Holland Island. Even in a best case scenario, the consensus is that we'll get at least two feet of sea level rise by the year 2100. One big question is: What will happen when flooding gets worse and worse and people decide there's no hope for them anymore to live in their respective towns.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed June 20, 2022).
Physical Description:1 online resource (5 minutes)
Playing Time:00:04:42
Language:In English.

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