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Climate heroes: Stories of change 

This documentary film takes the viewer on a virtual trip around the world to visit communities in different countries (Asia, Africa, Central America, Australia) taking action on climate change. The documentary weaves together nine inspiring stories, showing that action on climate change is creating jobs, improving lives and turning dreams of a better future into reality. Find resources to accompany the video here.

Sea change part 1: In the field

This video is the first of a three-video series from the Sea Change project. It features the field work of scientists from the US and Australia looking for evidence of sea level rise during the Pliocene era when Earth was (on average) about 2 to 3 degrees Celsius hotter than it is today. Find resources to accompany the video here.

Sea change part 2: In the lab

This video is the second of a three-video series in the Sea Change project, which follows the work of Dr. Maureen Raymo, paleogeologist at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, who travels with fellow researchers to Australia in search of evidence of sea level that was once higher than it is today. Find resources to accompany the video here.

Sea change part 3: Interpreting the results

This video is the third in a three-part series by the Sea Change project, about scientists’ search for Pleiocene beaches in Australia and elsewhere to establish sea level height during Earth’s most recent previous warm period. This segment features the research of Jerry Mitrovica, Harvard geophysicist. Find resources to accompany the video here.

Samoa under threat by Torrice, A. & Bullfrog films (2012)

Examines the effects of global warming on the Pacific island of Samoa with testimonials from an expert in both western science knowledge and traditional ecological knowledge. Background essay and discussion questions are included.

“Why I protest for climate justice” 

In a video interview with TEDWomen curator Pat Mitchell, Fonda speaks about getting arrested multiple times during Fire Drill Fridays, the weekly climate demonstrations she leads in Washington, DC, and discusses why civil disobedience is becoming a new normal in the age of climate change.