Research Guides: Climate Research: Videos

Streaming Videos

Altering the Sky to Reduce Climate Change
Atmospheric scientists are looking for ways to lessen the effects of global warming.
Climate Chaos in the South: The Victims' Story
Another film on climate change, not about the science or reasons behind climate change but about the devastating impact that it is already having on many who live in the southern hemisphere.
Deep Green Solutions to Stop Global Warming Now
Travel to 9 countries with Matt Briggs to uncover the best ideas, cutting-edge technologies and restorative solutions to help curb climate change.
Global Warming Is Not a Crisis: A Debate
Climate change is big news these days, from melting mountain glaciers to warming seas. But is the buildup of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere leading to a crisis?
Moyers & Company: Ending the Silence on Climate Change
In this edition of Moyers & Company, scientist Anthony Leiserowitz, director of the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication, joins Bill to describe his efforts to do what even Hurricane Sandy couldn’t: galvanize communities over what’s arguably the greatest single threat facing humankind.
Thin Ice: The Inside Story of Climate Science
Scientists from a wide range of disciplines and locations talk about their work, hopes and fears with candor and directness, as the global community of researchers races to understand our planet's changing climate and provides a compelling case for rising CO2 as the main cause.
Wind of Change
Powerful documentary on how climate change is affecting a small farming family in Kenya.
Years of Living Dangerously (series)
This globetrotting series about the human impacts of climate change.

Videos in the Library

An Inconvenient Truth : A Global Warning by Davis Guggenheim (Director)
Location: Media Collection (ask at Circulation Desk for assistance) | Call Number: DVD 2152
A passionate and inspiring 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.
Meltdown: A Global Warming Journey by Paul Rose (Presenter)
This 2006 British documentary studies divergent points of view contributing to the global warming debate, untangling a morass of political and scientific concerns and providing a wealth of historical background on the issue.
Six Degrees Could Change the World
This program explores the theory that Earth’s average temperature could rise six degrees Celsius by the year 2100 and the catastrophic consequences of rising temperatures on the planet.

Is Climate Change Just A Lot Of Hot Air?

Climate Change: Lines of Evidence

This video from the National Resource Council explains how scientists have arrived at the current state of knowledge about recent climate change and its causes.

Climate Change: Lines of Evidence (playlist). The full-length video is broken into seven distinct chapters for easier viewing.

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