Climate Change: How Do We Know
November 30, 2009 – 10:31 pm
Climate Change: How Do We Know
(Kendrick Taylor, U S A, 20min)
Most of the United States population does not believe the science proving that human activity is altering climate and cannot distinguish between science facts and media hype. This twenty minute film is a guided tour of how the science community has determined that human activity is changing climate. The film starts in Antarctica were scientists are collecting ancient ice from deep within the ice sheet. The stories follow the science as the ice samples are taken to laboratories to determine how past changes in the concentration of Greenhouse gases influenced climate. Next, we travel to the climate modeling centers were the data from the ice and other sources is used to use to calibrate the climate models that prove human activity is contributing to climate change. Lastly, the climate models are used to predict how the different choices our society makes will influence our climate. By showing the viewer how the science community makes climate predictions, the viewer is better able to distinguish between science fact and media hype.
