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Rising Tides
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 (DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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| Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Sandy. The increasing frequency of such devastating weather events demonstrates the realities of climate change and rising seas. For many coastaI communities the impacts will be devastating. They have been fighting against vanishing coastIines for years with mixed results; often having no choice but to abandon properties and move buildings. Adding to this conversation are the conservationists and scientists who feeI the coastIines should be left aIone for a multitude of different reasons. Rising Tides explores the topic of coastIine erosion, showing what has been done in the past, what is being done now, what worked, what didn t and what the coastal areas can expect in the future. Through interviews with scientists, experts, nonprofits, homeowners, government officiaIs, and other groups offering possible solutions, Rising Tides covers aII angIes of this life-threatening issue. This award winning documentary offers an interesting and educationaI perspective so that the viewer can decide what shouId or should not be done to combat this gIobal threat in our very near future. |
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