Macquarie Island /

Destination: Macquarie Island, a tiny island in the middle of the powerhouse of the world's climate - the Southern Ocean. Here a bunch of energetic young Australian scientists at the forefront of research into global warming, are monitoring the rising temperatures on the island, an indicator of...

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Other Authors: Bowden, Tim (Narrator), McCullough, Christopher (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:This edition in English.
Published: New South Wales : ABC Commercial, 1996.
Series:Breaking the ice ; Episode 1
VAST: academic video online
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Summary:Destination: Macquarie Island, a tiny island in the middle of the powerhouse of the world's climate - the Southern Ocean. Here a bunch of energetic young Australian scientists at the forefront of research into global warming, are monitoring the rising temperatures on the island, an indicator of changes that could eventually flow on to the rest of the world. Could global warming slow the circulation of the great oceans? Will the deep ocean start to stagnate within the century?
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed July 10, 2014).
Physical Description:1 online resource (28 min.).
Playing Time:00:28:02