Earth: The Climate Wars - 3. New Challenges
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Earth: The Climate Wars - 3. New Challenges
It's a journey that takes him from early attempts to model the climate system with dishpans, to supercomputers, and to the frontline of climate research today: Greenland. Most worryingly he discovers that scientists are becoming increasingly concerned that their models are actually underestimating the speed of changes already underway. (R)
- Broadcast on:
- BBC Two, 11:10pm Sunday 21st September 2008
- First broadcast:
- Sunday 21st September 2008
- Duration:
- 59 minutes
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