This television documentary heads to Ecuador to offer a look at the day-to-day lives of a tribe that still uses the tools and amenities of their ancient ancestors. Nova takes viewers on a quest to discover why western influence has eluded these indigenous people, in this program that originally aired in 1984. ~ Thomas Carpenter, Rovi
Showing posts with label Environment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Environment. Show all posts
The Nomads of the Rain Forest
This television documentary heads to Ecuador to offer a look at the day-to-day lives of a tribe that still uses the tools and amenities of their ancient ancestors. Nova takes viewers on a quest to discover why western influence has eluded these indigenous people, in this program that originally aired in 1984. ~ Thomas Carpenter, Rovi
Life After People: The Series
Life After People: The Series is a speculative documentary TV series developed by the History Channel as a what-if look on what would happen to Earth if humanity no longer existed, including the affect its disappearance would have on not only the environment, the human-made inventions, and any of the human-affected areas of the world.While the cause of humanity’s disappearance is never stated, the series picks up immediately after the departure, showing the slow degradation of manmade constructions like office buildings and bridges and the eventually progression of nature, including the outspread of flora and fauna and the evolution of natural predators, from a day to centuries after the initial loss. Scientists, anthropologists, and other experts give their opinions on what would happen to a number of factors, including deadly viruses, formerly human-controlled populations of animals, buildings and bridges, and machines of war, with each passing year. Each episode also explores sites from around the World that had been abandoned for one reason or another, like the nuclear devastation of Chernobyl, a 900-year-old vacant Cambodian temple, and a geologically instable Italian town of Balestrino. Life After People is an interesting exploration of humanity’s effect on the planet and Earth’s ultimate evolution after we are gone.
Fastest Glacier - Nova Science Now
Greenland's Jakobshavn glacier dumps more water into the ocean in a day than New York City uses in one month, and that rate is double what it was merely a decade ago. Why the speed-up? NOVA science NOW correspondent Peter Standring accompanies scientists as they explore the complex dynamics of this massive glacier and try to unravel the mystery of its hurried melting.Under the Antarctic Ice: Beauty of Nature
Beneath Antarctica's frozen seas lies one of Earth's most stable and vibrant ecosystems -- and one of its most enchanting realms. Visit a fantastic world hidden "Under Antarctic Ice."On the surface, it's the bleakest of lands, with ferocious winds, flightless birds, and enough ice to flood half the planet's population if it were to melt. But below that frozen mass, a fantastic environment of indescribable beauty teems with life. Nature takes viewers into the world that is "Under Antarctic Ice."
This beautiful film was shot in high definition format over a period of two years by renowned underwater photographer Norbert Wu, who has been exploring the waters beneath the Antarctic ice cap for some time.
To prepare for this adventurous exploration, Wu and two oceanographic researchers set up base at the famed frontier outpost of McMurdo Station, within sight of volcanic Mount Erebus. From there, with the help of a dive coordinator at McMurdo, they carefully searched for places where the ice was thin enough to dig access holes and where the environment below was suitable and reasonably safe for a descent. Throughout the film, Wu and his companions find ingenious ways to bring us a world that only a small fraction of humanity will ever witness firsthand.
