* After the Warming; Ambrose Video Publishing ; 1990 ; 110m. VHS 2062
Social journalist James Burke presents several possible scenarios caused by the greenhouse effect during the 1990’s to 2050.

* Baked Alaska; Bullfrog Films ; 2002 ; 26m. VHS 9255
Documentary about how rising temperatures and the battle over the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) are impacting life in Alaska.

* Civilization and Climate; Films for the Humanities & Sciences ; 1990 ; 26m. VHS 4792
Changing climate probably played the decisive role in drawing hominids out of the trees, up on their hind legs, and off in search of food whose supply had been dispersed by the replacement of rain forests by grasslands. Migrations were motivated by the search for food; during ice ages, when sea levels dropped, new areas became accessible and populations spread. Links between climatic changes and emerging civilizations have also been postulated; the collapse of civilizations confronted with climatic challenges to which they could not or would not adapt is clearly documented.

* Dimming the Sun; WGBH Home Video ; 2004 ; 56m. DVD 3083
While global warming has been heating up the world, recently scientists were stunned to discover that the sun has actually been growing dimmer, with less and less sunlight reaching earth’s surface. Nova unravels this baffling climate detective story.

* Everything’s Cool; Warner/Elektra/Atlantic; 2007; 89m. DVD 4460
Explains how United States government policy has contributed to a gap between what scientists know about global warming and what the general public understands. Documents the efforts of journalists, environmentalists, and activists to close this gap and to motivate citizens and the government to take action.

* Global Warming: Global Policy?; Films for the Humanities & Sciences; 2002 ; 29m. VHS 8380
Focuses on the agencies involved in formulating an international response to global warming. Includes interviews with scientists, politicians, and environmentalists.

* Global Warming: The Melting of Svalbard; Landmark Media; 2007; 28m. DVD 4623
Incredible amounts of ice are melting in the Arctic and the warmer temperatures have made it possible to sail all the way around Svalbard, the northernmost civilization in the world. These Arctic islands are the best place to see what happens to nature when global warming spreads.

* Global Warming: The Rising Storm; Ambrose Video; 2007 ; 114m. DVD 4410
In the last half of the 20th century, scientists began understanding that industrialization and the effects of explosive population growth were affecting the fundamental structure and composition of earth’s atmosphere. Man’s ever-increasing thirst for energy, quenched by the burning of fossil fuels, has dramatically increased greenhouse gases in the lower atmosphere. This 2-disc set examines and explains this phenomenon, and looks into the future where other, more deadly impacts are predicted to follow. In the first decade of the 21st century, we find ourselves at the precipice of a dangerous, rising storm.

* Global Warming: Science and Solutions; Ambrose Video; 2006 ; 116m. DVD 4411
Examines the science of global warming and presents viable solutions to the problem.

* Global Warming: The Signs and the Science; PBS Home Video; 2005; 60m. DVD 4504
This documentary profiles people who are living with the grave consequences of a changing climate, as well as the individuals, communities, and scientists inventing new approaches to safeguard our children’s future. Filmed across the U.S., Asia, and South America, this program brings the reality of climate change to life and offers viewers a variety of ways to make a difference in their own communities.

* Global Warming: Soon or Never?; Hawkhill Video; 1991 ; 15m. VHS 4754
A world expert in metereology and climatology, Richard Lindzen, disputes popularly held views on global warming.

* Global Warming: Turning Up the Heat; Bullfrog Films ; 1996 ; 46m. VHS 5076
This program is an update of the 1992 “Nature of Things ”production, A Climate For Change. It questions why nothing has been done about an issue as serious as global warming, despite warnings from scientists and environmentalists that it poses a major threat. The program also examines how human activity has contributed to recent unusual heat waves, flooding and droughts around the world, and looks at some of the ingenious solutions that are now being developed to alleviate these problems.

* Great Decisions 2007; Foreign Policy Association; 2007 ; 224m. DVD 3423
Discussions of eight major foreign policy issues facing the United States in 2007, including a segment entitled “The Climate Change Debate.”

* Greenhouse Crisis: The American Response; The Union ; 1989 ; 11m. VHS 1445
Illustrates the greenhouse effect, summarizes some of the consequences of global warming, examines various forms of energy production and consumption, and concludes with an overview of how improved energy efficiency and the development of renewable energy sources can prevent global warming.

* Hot Enough For You?; Coronet Film & Video; 1989; 60m. VHS 1336
A study of the greenhouse effect on planet earth caused by the increase of the carbon dioxide (CO2) level due to the burning of fossil fuels (18 billion tons CO2 yearly) as well as other gases like nitrogen oxide, methane and chlorofluorocarbons. Scientists explore the effects of these gases on ozone layer, climatic changes (cloud formation, rainfall, desertification, coastal level) as well as plant life.

* An Inconvenient Truth: A Global Warning; Paramount Pictures ; 2006 ; 96m. DVD 3014
A passionate look at former Vice President Al Gore’s campaign to expose the myths and misconceptions of global warming, and to create public awareness on the subject.

* Is There a Crisis?: Biodiversity in Decline; Films for the Humanties & Sciences ; 2000 ; 50m. DVD 1312
Deforestation, global warming, depletion of aquifers, rising sea levels, and mass extinctions—how much longer can Earth compensate for these damaging forces? In this timely three-part series, David Attenborough and some of the world’s leading experts on environmental matters consider probably the most important issue of the 21st century: the future of life on this planet.

* Jessica Tuchman Mathews: The Greenhouse Effect and Global Climate; Films for the Humanities & Sciences ; 1988 ; 28m. VHS 6713
Bill Moyers interviews Jessica Tuchman Mathews who discusses the environmental dangers the world faces from global warming and the greenhouse effect. Dr. Mathews focuses on the national security aspects of these dangers in light of the U.S. government’s lack of a coherent energy policy and the U.S. automobile industry’s reluctance to produce vehicles that are more energy efficient and create less pollution.

* Little Ice Age: Big Chill; New Video ; 2005 ; 100m. DVD 4211
Scientists call it the Little Ice Age—but its impact was anything but small. From 1300 to 1850, a period of cataclysmic cold caused havoc. It froze Viking colonists in Greenland, accelerated the Black Death in Europe, decimated the Spanish Armada, and helped trigger the French Revolution. Could another catastrophic cold snap strike in the 21st century? Leading climatologists offer the latest theories, and scholars and historians recreate the history that could be a glimpse of things to come.

* The Miracle Planet; Ambrose Video Publishing; 1991; 6 videocassettes, each 60m. VHS 2363
Six-part series about Earth, the miracle planet—presents various topics including the planet’s prospects for continuing to support life, its oceans, climate, and atmosphere.

* Preserving Our Global Environment; World Resources Institute ; 1993 ; 54m. VHS 4124
This is a record of a conference entitled “Preserving the global environment ”held in April 1990. It focuses on three urgent global environmental issues: population growth, biodiversity loss, and global atmospheric change. This program shows how they interrelate and suggests action to address the problems.

* Rising Waters: Global Warming and the Fate of the Pacific Islands; Bullfrog Films ; 2000 ; 57m. VHS 7569
Studies show that the tropical Pacific islands will be hit first and hardest by the effects of global warming. The water temperature in the tropical Pacific has risen dramatically over the last two decades, bleaching coral and stressing marine ecosystems. Sea level rise threatens to inundate islands, and extreme weather events, such as more frequent and intense El Niños, severe droughts, and mega hurricanes, could wipe out ecosystems and the way of life that has existed for thousands of years.

* Silent Sentinels; Bullfrog Films ; 1999 ; 57m. VHS 8755
An examination of the coral reef organism and how it interacts with its environment, focusing on damaging climatic changes that cause coral bleaching.

* Stopping the Coming Ice Age; Educational Film & Video Project; 1988; 47m. VHS 1443
This film discusses the likelihood of another great ice age, with emphasis on the economic and environmental factors which contribute to a changing climate.

* Strange Days on Planet Earth; National Geographic/Warner Home Video; 2005; 2 videodiscs, 240m. DVD 4469
Around the globe, scientists are racing to solve a series of mysteries. They suspect we have entered a time of global change swifter than any human being has ever witnessed. Where are we headed? Can we alter this course of events?

* Sun, Sunlight, and Weather Patterns; Films for the Humanities & Sciences; 1990; 26m. VHS 4799
Explains the origin of tropical storms, of tropical rain forests and polar desert; it shows the route and the effect of the Gulf Stream and its role in the Little Ice Age of the 16th century; theorizes about the events that caused the Sahara to become desert; and examines the link between these events, changes in the sun’s activity, and the cycles involving dust storms and volcanic eruption.

* Too Hot Not to Handle; HBO Video; 2006; 54m. DVD 4448
Over the past 100 years, the mass consumption of fossil fuel has contributed to a dangerous global warming that is now beginning to adversely impact our lives, and promises to do far greater damage if we continue to ignore its warning signs. This cautionary documentary offers a guide to the impact of global warming on the U.S. and gives measures that can be taken to reverse this trend.

* Turning Down the Heat: The New Energy Revolution; Bullfrog Films, Inc.; 2000; 47m. VHS 7466
Profiles innovative and successful projects of the new energy revolution, showcasing alternative sources of power, which includes solar energy in Holland, Japan and California, biogas in Denmark and Vietnam, wind energy in Holland and India, and hydrogen fuel cells and ground source heat in Vancouver.

* Warming Up Mongolia; Bullfrog Films; 2004; 25m. DVD 2027
The Mongolian government is working with international development agencies in an attempt to ensure a sustainable transition for its nation into the modern world. This film looks at how Mongolia is powering itself. All electricity produced in Mongolia comes from fossil fuels. What can be done to repair environmental damage and introduce sustainable alternatives? The film also looks at the long-term environmental implications of exhausting Mongolia’s natural resources and asks, what clean technological solutions are there to Mongolia’s problems?

* What’s Up With the Weather?; WGBH Boston Video; 2007; 114m. DVD 4486
Examines both sides of the global warming debate. Contents: What does science know? — Forensic climatology — How the greenhouse effect works — The role of CO2 — Forecasting a century of change — America’s relationship with energy — The developing world and the Kyoto Protocol — Energy alternatives — The politics of Global warming.