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1 online resource (streaming video file) (27 min. 57 sec.) ; 167171225 bytes |
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Anja Taylor looks at the domino effect of environmental and atmospheric factors that drive the globe to wetter, hotter, drier and colder extremes. Mark Horstman looks at ultra-sharp images from below the sea.Heatwaves that kill tens of thousands...apocalyptic floods...blizzards in the Middle East. We've all heard that extreme weather is going to increase with climate change but lately it seems like it's on steroids. Why is the weather so freaky - and is this the 'new normal'? Understanding exactly how a warmer world drives weather wild is crucial to predicting just how bumpy a ride we are in for. In the last decade we have seen extraordinary weather events, including the deadly Pakistan floods, Australia's never-ending summer, and record-breaking spring snowfalls in the northern hemisphere.In this special report Anja Taylor looks at the domino effect of environmental and atmospheric factors that drive the globe to wetter, hotter, drier and colder extremes.Underwater Optics: Filming underwater is nothing new. But to capture images with the latest smaller hi-def video cameras in enough detail to fill cinema screens in sharp focus from edge to edge requires a rethink of waterproof housings. Mark Horstman meets cinematographer Pawel Achtel, who has combined lens technology with an innovative titanium housing to bring ultra high definition underwater images to the big screen |
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Broadcast 2013-07-04 at 20:00:00 |
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Classification: NC |
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Cameras.
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Climatic changes -- Evaluation.
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Deep diving.
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Heat waves (Meteorology)
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Underwater exploration.
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Weather -- Environmental aspects.
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Streaming video
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Taylor, Anja, host
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Achtel, Pawel, contributor
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Alexander, Lisa, contributor
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Braganza, Karl, contributor
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Fischer, Erich, contributor
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Francis, Jennifer, contributor
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Horstman, Mark, contributor
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Wijffels, Susan, contributor
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