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It's not easy to land on a glacier, especially one jutting out from a steep mountain. GUPTA: We're here because we are told this is one of the most concrete examples of climate change anywhere in the world. R. MARROQUIN: That's all I remember, just time stops. Sets found in the same folder. The Planet in Peril - Part I. COOPER (on camera): A different path, because we are destroying much of what remains of the natural world. And big cities are in the way of these tornadoes. People do not have enough food. Flames from the Harris fire threatened the power lines. The death toll remains only one. Ethical Action for a Planet in Peril Edited by Kathleen Dean Moore and Michael P. Nelson Foreword by Desmond Tutu Eighty groundbreaking essays on why it's wrong to wreck the world CORWIN: The sea ice is melting, melting faster than anyone expected. Human beings are changing the climate. COOPER (voice-over): And that adds up. Yet due to its dry climate, scientists say it's the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. These four men have been taken into custody. It's about the front lines, the. Another update in 15 minutes. Or "Mom, when I'm this age." David C. Downing, a professor at Elizabethtown College, takes it upon himself to correct a gaping hole in Lewis studies. But is it a crisis or hype? But since 1993, an even higher sea level trend of 3.1 millimeters a year has been recorded. COOPER: At just 6 years old, her oldest child and only son, Valentin, was diagnosed with leukemia. COOPER: Not much. And when we first went up there, they had a warning to residents. They spend one month every year here, living under extremely difficult circumstances. The reason that we're here is because we hear that this island is sinking. What we see is startling, a gray landscape with little marine life. What are we doing to our natural world? PLANET IN PERIL - 2007 CNN takes viewers around the world in a four-hour documentary that examines our changing planet. The computer models are helpful, but they are not the primary source of information. INHOFE: Well, if you do, then my time has expired. SCHMIDT: This island exists because of global warming. We wondered, did something happen to the once-mighty river that feeds Lake Chad? But those here in San Diego County are still raging out of control, threatening more than 8,000 homes right now. We finally break free, as we close in on the Chari River, Lake Chad's source. U.S. Geological Survey scientist Steve Amstrup loads his tranquilizer gun. We can renew the forest. Gaia, the spirit of the Earth, can no longer stand the terrible destruction plaguing our planet. It actually took five flights leaving from southern China in a helicopter ride, which you just saw. Those numbers expected to climb. Jessica_Roberson5. STEFFEN: It actually is a conduit through the ice -- the ice sheet. Genre: Documentary. Gases released warm the world. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: (SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE) (DOGS BARKING) (END VIDEOTAPE) (COMMERCIAL BREAK) (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) COOPER (voice-over): In a wooden shack in a remote corner of the Amazon forest, armed men pore over maps and make last-minute plans. Look on the United States, probably the most violent weather on Earth of any large civilized nature -- the number of tornadoes COOPER: Right. Ironically, Africa is the lowest carbon emitter in the world. News / By Pangambam S / January 21, 2021 2:15 am. So, really, that's all that is remaining of it now. Even so, not to fear, says Michaels. CORWIN (voice-over): Amstrup loads the tranquilizer dart into the gun as we circle low over the mother bear to make sure we don't scare her away from her cubs. None of what's happening is occurring in a vacuum. PLANET IN PERIL continues in a moment. Deaths attributable to PM 2.5 air pollution is estimated to have risen from 3.5 million in 1990 to 4.2 million in 2015a 20% increase. Joe Biden, 46th President of United States of America. AL GORE, FORMER VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: If I could complete my answer. Sister Stang didn't try to run away. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Ultimately, they are all dependent on the sea ice. And the IBAMA agents know that. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This is what it's all about right here. I'm Anderson Cooper. When we come back, the lessons learned. When the algae leaves, coral takes on the bleach coloring. And here, as you can see, we don't have healthy fish. There are about 200 or so who live in this village. A little bit ago in San Diego County, about 200 more people were ordered out of their homes. Investigating our PLANET IN PERIL has taken us to 13 countries on 4 continents. Crucible Vocab. Few periods in our nation's history have been more challenging or difficult than the one we're in now. Planet in Peril: Yellowstone Wolves Shannon Isenhower 415 subscribers Subscribe 93 Share Save 16K views 5 years ago Excerpt from the 2007 CNN documentary "Planet in Peril." In this segment. CORWIN: Not much. CORWIN (voice-over) However, finding the tracks is only the beginning. CORWIN: These gentlemen have been very, very busy. It's the outer southern edge of the fire. Sister Dorothy came to Anapu from her native Ohio in 1983. It did exactly the opposite. COOPER (voice-over): Even the map of Greenland is changing. PLANET IN PERIL continues after this break. It's happening right here in America. (COMMERCIAL BREAK) GUPTA: Flying over the Solomon Sea in the South Pacific, the ocean and the sky melt together in a blue/green haze. We consume and grow more each passing year. MAN 3065 CHAPTER 9. Well, let's explore it further. (on camera): Wherever you go in Brazil, in the Amazon, you will find that, fire. Global sea levels rose about 1.8 millimeters a year in the 20th century. There is an effort under way to get a law passed in Texas, but Professor McGarity (ph) says it's going to be an uphill battle, because when it comes to the oil industry here, old habits die hard. In Kraho, they always celebrate the arrival of visitors with a ceremony. PLANET IN PERIL continues in a moment. He was born here, as were his parents and grandparents. The icy expanse of Greenland, land and sky seem frozen forever. HANSEN: We conclude that there is evidence that the greenhouse effect increases the likelihood of heat wave drought situations. The ice is melting fast and this island is warming. And it takes land to grow soy, land without trees. COOPER (voice-over): The makeshift kitchen where the dinner table doubles as a work space. Benzene and butadiene are also known to cause other serious health effects like respiratory diseases and birth defects. Just days later, these two men confess to the murder. The winds are way down, down to only six, seven, five miles per hour, even down near by San Diego one-mile-per- hour now. CORWIN: Clearly, their motivation was a bit more insidious. Climate change; deforestation; species loss. Plus if we have fish from the sea, then we have fish. (on camera): But you still are optimistic, despite everything that we talked about this today, that water is going to cover all this once again? $1.00 + $0.75 shipping. Arson investigators are on the case and we expect a $50,000 award for information to be announced soon. Everywhere we've gone, we've been told the same thing. lt's just a bad dream. PLANET IN PERIL continues in a moment. But that also means that the power demand on the grid will go up. And that's all we have for the future. In the distance, the agents spot something suspicious. COOPER: All right. This island is a dangerous place. STANG: Bring back new life to a land that was lost. Recent flashcard sets. He agreed to sit down with us. GUPTA: But it might not be that simple. While a scientific consensus says man is responsible for global warming, Michaels, like Senator Inhofe, says money is the prime motivator. MICHAELS: I think a lot of people have not looked at the adaptational responses that human beings have. You can see some of the trees here. Step up. Those two industries continue to expand, and they need land to do it. We should not just think for ourselves. (CROSSTALK) INHOFE: You, sir, had 30 minutes. There's not very much left anymore. But not all of the trees are cut down for big profits. Usually these channels are up to 20, 30, 40 feet deep. The Spirit of Earth, Gaia, is woken from a century-long sleep at Hope Island to discover that Earth is dying because of humans' carelessness in deforestation, pollution, over-hunting, and . But none of those reasons mean very much to Rose. Here's the latest on tonight's breaking news -- the wildfires. The cooler is stocked with deer meat poached from the rain forest. In the face of environmental degradation and global climate change, scientific . And of course as you can see, of course, we are not alone. (COMMERCIAL BREAK) (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) STANG: (UNINTELLIGIBLE) COOPER (voice-over): Early February 2005, Sister Dorothy Stang, an American nun from Ohio, leaves a meeting of peasant farmers, whose land she's helping to protect, and walks into the jungle towards her home. She sends five magic rings And if the sea ice continues to decline as it has, it's going to affect polar bears. Step up. They are still burning and still dangerous, but they are moving more slowly. What can be done? When she turns to go, they shoot her at point-blank range, leaving her in the mud to die. For Jim Hansen, that makes the situation all the more pressing. (on camera): In 2005, you came here. Another update about the fire in 15 minutes. Four of the five men involved have been convicted in her murder, but the rancher who's believed to be the mastermind behind the plot remains free on bail. But the winds are dying down, and that gives firefighters a chance to possibly gain the upper hand. Power companies have asked people, however, to conserve power. At first glance, it looks like a relatively healthy forest. Beatriz_Gonzalez88 Plus. The National Cancer Institute says that, of the 3,000 plants that fight cancer cells, 70 percent of them are found in the Amazon rain forest. COOPER: Crime? (voice-over) For Valentin Marroquin, Manchester, Texas, seemed a fine place to grow up. And remember, if you want to brake, pull the rope up toward you. RICK SANCHEZ, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Yes, the Harris fire. In each place the poor and disenfranchised are usually the ones bearing environmental burdens. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The water just knocked them down. Anderson honors Flight 370's missing. Computer models had one million square miles of it melting by the year 2050. COOPER: This is a planet under assault. (on camera): That's a glacier over there and these two glaciers used to be connected by an ice shell? It's also the world's top beat exporter. Brazil is the number one soy producer in the world. In all these places, all these problems are interconnected. SCHMIDT: Yes. Already small islands slip beneath the sea. What the (EXPLETIVE DELETED). They're agents with IBAMA, the Brazilian government's environmental protection agency. It's 114 degrees in the desert, and things take a turn for the worse. 1 In "Planet in Peril," CNN anchor Anderson Cooper, CNN's chief medical correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, and Animal Planet host and wildlife biologist Jeff Corwin take viewers around the globe for a two-part documentary on the threats to the world's environment. Dr. Sanjay Gupta, wildlife biologist Jeff Corwin, and I, travel to some 13 countries on four. You've seen the front lines, the facts on the ground. TED ROWLANDS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Anderson, the battle continues here tonight. Eight degrees. What's the significance of a moulin? Transcript of Biden's Speech on Climate Change and Hurricane Ida "The nation and the world are in peril," President Biden said after touring storm damage in New York and Jersey. Where forests are lost. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: That's it, right there. DR. SANJAY GUPTA, CNN SENIOR MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): It's 114 degrees, and we're stuck in Central Africa. CORWIN: Simply put, the survival of our species of human beings is directly dependent upon the survival of rain forest habitat. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Now because of the understanding of global warming, we believe what is melting in the Arctic or the place where there's ice. That's just how we smell. And that's true. We have come here to meet the people of Carteret. CORWIN: So as the apex or top predator in the ecosystem, polar bears sort of integrate. But I would like to (CROSSTALK) INHOFE: No, I have 15 minutes. We'll show you the eastern edge of that fire. We're going to take you right to the front lines of the Harris fire with Rick Sanchez. The. So without the climate change, this would still be a peninsula. We actually just dove down. While there's no clear-cut link. MICHAELS: You write a proposal and you tie it to climate change, you got a good chance. COOPER (on camera): As Dr. Steffen pointed out, climate change is something that's going to be affecting future generations. There will be others. San Diego County dodged a major bullet today, barely escaping a massive power outage. planet in peril transcript 3- Classes pack for $45 planet in peril transcript for new clients only. In San Diego County alone, the damage already tops an estimated $1 billion. Today the president declared fire-ravaged Southern California a major disaster zone. The Earth's climate has changed much during the planet's history. But just listen. An illustration of a heart shape; Contact; Jobs; Volunteer; People; Planet in peril : essays in environmental ethics Bookreader Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item . COOPER: The Brazilian government responded by setting aside more than 30,000 square miles for protection. I'm standing in Nigeria, what used to be the middle of Lake Chad. STEFFEN: Oh, yes. Amstrup has been studying the polar bear for the past three decades. (END VIDEO CLIP) COOPER: They don't know what's happening to their homes, miles away in the line of fire. In this decade, the urban environment is predicted to grow by nearly 30%. Like the earth's climate, the world's oceans have also warmed one degree Fahrenheit. So, they quickly pile into their trucks. (END VIDEOTAPE) (COMMERCIAL BREAK) COOPER: Here in Rancho Bernardo, California. This isn't happening. Did the water just knock them down? Hansen, with NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, was one of the first scientists to bring global warming into the public's consciousness in the 1980s. It's of great concern to scientists who are studying it. Encore: Planet In Peril: Battle Lines Aired December 14, 2008 - 20:00 ET THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. I want to update you, though, on tonight's breaking news. Death rates from tornadoes are going down, down, down, and down. Now unable to grow their own food, they are dependent on supplies from the government of Papa New Guinea that come twice a year by vote from another island 60 miles away, just twice a year. COOPER: Huge. HANSEN: The nature of science is, you say, on the one hand, this and, on the other hand, that. So to welcome us, they want to baptize us. Water held in the soil and in lakes is also disappearing. COOPER: He's been coming here for more than 40 years. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) ANDERSON COOPER, HOST (voice-over): For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Two men meet her on a muddy path. "And that . Sponsored. (on camera): This is really the front line of deforestation. Instead, tragically, 2,000 people live here, and they are literally being washed away. COOPER: Really? And, tomorrow, the winds lay down completely. And these are vast resources we are losing. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: When the ice melts in the summer, it used to be that it only withdrew from the Alaska coast a little ways. It outlines the solutions that have been tried, and analyzes why they have thus far fallen short. There have been ice ages and long periods of warmer temperatures. It might be the only way to save an animal that, along with its habitat, could simply disappear. COOPER: Where people are dying. Oasis Earth: A Planet in Peril stands out as a vastly comprehensive story of humanity's Anthropocene journey, from the origin of our planet and species to their potential future. INHOFE: This whole idea of global warming is something that has been brought up by certain groups who have a lot to benefit from it, and has nothing to do with real science. STEFFEN: Yes, this is a moulin. DR. KONRAD STEFFEN, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO: We have never seen a temperature rise in Greenland that drastic over a short period. A 56 percent greater chance. So even by stopping the increase of CO2 today, we will have a warming. He's exploring how a warming planet is impacting the polar bear. David C. Downing is the R. W. Schlosser Professor of English at Elizabethtown College in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The ice melts, the seas will rise. Dennis chose the name Warming Island. STEFFEN: No, I would not be surprised because we know the ice is retreating. PLANET IN PERIL continues after this short break. 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