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  1. What to Do About Co (1984 Video)

    Subject
    Environmental science
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 39 min.

    The term ‘greenhouse effect’ is becoming commonplace. It concerns the global problem of increasing carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere. This increase, it is predicted, will produce a warming of the...

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  2. 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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  3. Sun: Our Nearest Star, The (1981 Video)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 12 min.

    At Culgoora, 650km north-west of Sydney, CSIRO scientists study the sun and its atmosphere, using both radio and optical instruments. The main optical instrument is a 30cm high-resolution telescope which is...

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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. 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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