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Warming Warning (1981 Video)

Producer

Richard Broad

Subject

Environmental science

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 52 min.

The carbon dioxide content of the earth’s atmosphere acts like the glass in a greenhouse. Burned at the present rate, the resulting emission of carbon dioxide will have warmed the earth’s atmosphere by...

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Launch (1974)

Subject

Engineering; Sociology

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 10 minutes), £10.00 (+p&p)

The gradual emergence of a ship at the end of the street and its sudden subsequent disappearance was part of the annual cycle in Wallsend. To the unsuspecting visitor, the first encounter with a ship in its...

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Meteorology: An Introduction to the Wonders of the Weather (2013)

Subject

Earth Science

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 720 minutes), £54.99

Professor Robert G. Fovell, from the University of California, Los Angeles, introduces the fundamental concepts of meteorology including, the structure of the atmosphere, the physics of gases, liquids and...

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Volcanoes and the Atmosphere (1997 Video)

Producer

David Jackson

Subject

Environmental science; Geology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 2006 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Examines the mechanisms by which volcanic eruptions can cause short-term global effects and explores their possible role in profound environmental change. Shows the nature and extent of plateau lava...

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Climates of Opinion (1994 Video)

Subject

Environmental science; Technology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 49 min., 1999 sale: £195.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Examines the possibility of global warming, in which scientific theory and methods influence a public policy. The objective for the viewer is to gain an understanding of the nature of scientific reports and...

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Biophysical Environment, The: Ecosystems and Interactions (1998 Video)

Subject

Geography

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 22 min., 2006 sale: £34.00(+ VAT +p&p)

Looks at ecosystems and interactions, illustrating interactions between the atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere on global (latitude and vegetation patterns), regional (catchment) and local...

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Death of a Student (1969 Film)

Producer

Brian Armstrong

Subject

History; Politics & government

Distribution

Film (16mm)

The events in Prague following the suicide and funeral of Jan Palach. A movement of national solidarity sprang up and the film portrays the atmosphere at the time.

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Heat is on, The (1996 Video)

Producer

Eleanor Morris

Subject

Environmental science

Distribution

Off-air recording licence, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

Discovery of the ozone hole over Antarctica in 1984 dramatically changed scientific, public and political opinion because it showed that society was causing significant changes to the atmosphere. The shock...

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Atmospheric Circulation (1996 Video)

aka: World Weather

Subject

Geography

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 25 min., 1997 sale: £31.75 (+VAT +p&p)

Looks at the causes of the world’s wind patterns. Covers: global heat budget; convection; Coriolis effect; general circulation of the atmosphere; trade winds; seasons; monsoons; synoptic charts.

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Fashion Through the Ages (1994 Video)

Director

Victor Richards

Producer

Victor Richards

Subject

Sociology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w/col. 30 min., 1995 sale: £27.00 (+p&p)

A video fashion show staged at the Porsche nightclub in Birmingham in which youg people recreate the atmosphere and style of clothes worn by black people in Britain from the 1950s to the present.

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