 | Global Climate Change : The Ross Ice Shelf |
| URL: | http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=1112 |
| Abstract: | This video lecture explores the effects of climate change on the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica. Slides depict how a large iceberg fell off the Ross Ice Shelf in March 2000. The lecturer describes his expedition to the ice shelf shortly after this event. He describes dives conducted to observe the underwater ecosystems containing krill and jellyfish, and the ocean currents around the icebergs. Facts about the icebergs in Antarctica are presented, and the sensitivity of polar regions to climate is explained. The video is 14 minutes in length. |
| Grade Level: | 6 - 14 |
| Audience: | Educator, General Public |
| Learning Resource Type: | Ask-an-Expert, Broadcast |
| Subjects: |
 | | Science |
| | | Earth and space science |
| | | Climate |
|  | | Global climate change |
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| Format: | text/html |
| Contributors: | WGBH Educational Foundation (Publisher) |
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