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Climate in Crisis

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  • 2 x 52 min.
  • Clean, M/E + English
  • English script
  • 2006
  • © NHK in co-production with The Science Channel and ALTOMEDIA / France 5
  • Asia, Middle East (including Turkey and Israel), Canada, Oceania and Africa
  • Silver World Medal
    Environment & Ecology
    New York Festivals 2007

    EARTH VISION AWARD
    2007 - EARTH VISION - Tokyo Global Environmental Film Festival

    "Climate in crisis Part 1: Warning from the Future"
    "Green wave - 21st Century", 2008 Grand Prix
    International Environment Festival 2008--Sofia, Bulgaria

Scientists in Japan recently used the Earth Simulator -- one of the world's most powerful supercomputers -- to forecast the climatic disasters in next 100 years from now. The results were mind-boggling. Atmospheric temperatures may rise by as much as 4.2 degrees Celsius, more hurricanes may attack and deserts may spread from Africa to southern Europe and that half of the Amazon rainforest may be gone. Climate in Crisis shows a severe projection on environmental destruction based on rigorous scientific data and considers whether humankind can avoid this.