The thickness of the ice in Greenland has been changing over the last few decades. planet in peril transcript INTRO OFFER!!! JEFF CORWIN, HOST, "THE JEFF CORWIN EXPERIENCE": It is absolute, utter devastation. Another update in 15 minutes. (on camera): It's so disturbing to see this. We're looking for COOPER (voice-over): Schmidt is a modern-day explorer. Damages estimates $1 billion, and we're talking about just in San Diego County. She said she was drawn to the Amazon to work with the poor. In all these places, all these problems are interconnected. But Inhofe questions the motives of those who say man is responsible for global warming. He tells us we're the first journalists to dive the reef. It's not ready. GORE: Well, I can't help that, because you went on for a long time. They are all here, more than 200 of them, to try to put a stop to the animal poachers and loggers who are tearing this forest apart. It's an impressive opening in the ice here. COOPER (on camera): Lean back. CORWIN: His data indicates an animal that's changing along with the habitat around it. Planet in Peril Aired December 20, 2009 - 20:00 ET THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. We'll be following it for you, Anderson. GUPTA: But it's sinking. And maybe in two, three years, this whole area will be just completely washed out. There are no winches out here to free our trucks, just the bodies of our entire crew. If you take that number -- this is only based on melt. (on camera): What are these rotating things? CORWIN: Not much. Is it rising sea levels or something else entirely? Why is it happening? Water held in the soil and in lakes is also disappearing. So once (INAUDIBLE) we'll get down and we'll actually physically capture these cubs, anesthetize them and gather data. CNN anchor Anderson Cooper is co-host of the documentary, Planet in Peril. He was born here, as were his parents and grandparents. Ibama has been fighting this fight for several years now, but it wasn't until 2005 when a 73-year-old American nun changed the way Brazil protects its forests. AMSTRUP: The top of the shoulder. Commentary: Animal agriculture's 'water footprint' is putting the planet in peril. The co-pilot jumps out to test the snow pack. STANG: Bring back new life to a land that was lost. Jeff and I are now heading to Brazil's Amazon to see firsthand the battle for the world's greatest rain forest. COOPER: holding one-quarter of the world's species, can be a major contributor to climate change? We came here not with the idea to monitor the abrupt change we currently observe. The weather is another. 50 terms. The water here used to be at least six feet high and now all around me, there's nothing. So we go down a ladder here? COOPER (voice-over): In case you're wondering, there is a bathroom. STEFFEN: But during the cold years, we had some water that froze in the middle tent, which was our sleep tent, which was not very comfortable. Words were exchanged, and one of the men took out a gun. In recent years, we had a gap of sometimes as much as 200 miles north of the Alaska coast. The Marroquins say they can't leave here because they can't afford it. It's also the world's top beat exporter. We've met literally hundreds of people along the way, some of whom you've been introduced to over the past two nights. COOPER (voice-over): Twenty percent of the jungle has been lost in the past 40 years. The latest satellite picture showing still blowing offshore, although lightly now. CORWIN: So, basically, it's providing this layer of viscosity to the ice to slide on. And I would always say, is he going to get there? Recent flashcard sets. Planets in Peril is a slim volume, yet it contains a great deal of insight into the mind of CS Lewis in regards to the writing and possible sources and meanings behind the Ransom trilogy, otherwise known as the Space Trilogy. River Oaks is the area where all the millionaires live. This is an issue of timing. Her mantra: the death of the forest is the end of our lives. And that's the smoke from L.A. that went out to the ocean and then was brought back in with the east winds turning to west winds. thu3092002. The lake has dried up before. And, in fact, I'm a good example of that, because when I first spoke out about this in 1981, I ended up losing my funding. She never could have guessed where she'd find them. Why? So is it rising seas or the loss of coral that's causing the Carterets to sink? AMSTRUP: OK, you see tracks going across that hill (INAUDIBLE)? It happens there, and it happens here. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This island exists because of global warming. Full text of President Joseph. . Anderson honors Flight 370's missing. COOPER: So, because of the research you've been doing here, what is it that alarms you in terms of climate change? Amanda Aronczyk. And they're being cut down at a breathtaking rate. COOPER: A wild west culture where kids like Valentin Marroquin pay the price. We're right on them. PLANET IN PERIL will continue in a moment. Armed with a pistol just in case, Amstrup and I move in to secure the cubs. IMDb. Again, please conserve. The thing is, we've also learned that climate change is impacting total environments as well as the ice on top of Greenland is very quickly melting way. 1 James Gustave Speth The limits of Growth 3 Daniel Quinn The danger of Human Exceptionalism 9 The Dalai Lama a Question of our own survival 15 E. O. Wilson The Fate of Creation is the Fate of Humanity 21 Sheila Watt-Cloutier The inuit right to Culture Based If the entire ice sheet dissolved, sea levels would rise by 23 feet -- spurning a global catastrophe that would flood coastal cities and displace tens of millions of people. With three renowned correspondents Anderson Cooper, Sanjay Gupta and Jeff Corwin, it examines the effects of population growth, rising . UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: You think you're making the argument that, you know, it's better to have it up here the because real estate values are so low. COOPER (voice-over): As more ice melts, more moulins appear. (COMMERCIAL BREAK) GUPTA: Flying over the Solomon Sea in the South Pacific, the ocean and the sky melt together in a blue/green haze. In the Amazon along poacher's trails, in hidden villages, you can smell the smoke from the burning forest. But think about the other kind of costs associated with it, that add up. What we saw from above the islands was a coral reef that appeared bleached and dying. That's what parents fear. CORWIN: As a result, biologists are now witnessing some very strange bear behavior. The Amazon is a vital resource for the world, as well. The agents are heavily armed, but heavily outnumbered. Fifteen fires are burning tonight. We will have a sea level increase. Can that be lessened? And it takes land to grow soy, land without trees. It's a protected reserve who just arrived here to find out how they're struggling to protect their habitat. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It does, it does. The icy expanse of Greenland, land and sky seem frozen forever. It explains how they are in our hands now, and asks what we will decide. The reason that we're here is because we hear that this island is sinking. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. It is possible. Just days later, these two men confess to the murder. Less water also means fewer and smaller fish and as a result, the people are getting smaller as well. In Kraho, they always celebrate the arrival of visitors with a ceremony. These men are hunting not just for themselves. Strength emerges after landslide's loss. Flames from the Harris fire threatened the power lines. Are human beings responsible? Planet in Peril: Yellowstone Wolves Shannon Isenhower 415 subscribers Subscribe 93 Share Save 16K views 5 years ago Excerpt from the 2007 CNN documentary "Planet in Peril." In this segment. COOPER (voice-over): And that adds up. STEFFEN: The question is, how can we actually change it for the future? But is it a crisis or hype? So, I think we are running out of time. For example, 20 percent of the world's water is locked up in rain forest habitat, specifically the Amazon Basin. We forward in this generation, Triumphantly. Download Planet In Peril Worksheet Answers doc. In Asia and Africa, animals and plants are ripped from the forest, species disappearing at a thousand times the natural rate of extinction. Watch your head here. We actually just dove down. They're probably selling the meat, as well. Human beings are changing the climate. (on camera): They have just found a truck with some people. Arctic temperatures are rising faster than anywhere else on Earth. Somewhere there's no animals or no people who live there. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: How do we improve the quality of life for everybody? Eighty percent of it covered by ice. (END VIDEOTAPE) (COMMERCIAL BREAK) COOPER: "Planet In Peril" continues in a moment. Sand all around me. COOPER: Health costs? SCHMIDT: They were continuous, yes. STEFFEN: We actually drove 11 miles. Where forests are lost. Polar bears are probably the most important symbol of the Arctic from the standpoint of a measure of the health of the Arctic ecosystem because they are entirely dependent on the surface of the sea ice on catching all of their food and the food that they eat, the seals and other marine mammals, are entirely dependent on the ecosystem below them. It's happening right here in America. COOPER (voice-over): In this small, cold space, Dr. Steffen and other scientists analyze the data they gather on the ice sheet. PLANET IN PERIL continues after this short break. Four of the five men involved have been convicted in her murder, but the rancher who's believed to be the mastermind behind the plot remains free on bail. Nearly a year in the making, 'Planet in Peril' takes viewers to four continents and 13 countries where environmental change is not a theory, or possibility, but a crisis happening in real time . Some of the nearly one million evacuees are getting a look at what's left of their homes this evening. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The female cub. Yet due to its dry climate, scientists say it's the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. COOPER: The men take us to their camp site, where they've already clear-cut the forest. It suffered through a ten-year bloody civil war during the 1990s. l hope l remember the trick when l wake up. The rising seas have washed it out. DR. SANJAY GUPTA, CNN SENIOR MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): It's 114 degrees, and we're stuck in Central Africa. MICHAELS: I think a lot of people have not looked at the adaptational responses that human beings have. The Spirit of Earth, Gaia, is woken from a century-long sleep at Hope Island to discover that Earth is dying because of humans' carelessness in deforestation, pollution, over-hunting, and . Agents get word over the radio there might be an encampment of illegal loggers nearby. Thousands were killed. COOPER: That's true. There is no online registration for the intro class Terms of usage & Conditions These are the men bent on stopping that. Here's the latest on tonight's breaking news -- the wildfires. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: No. What the (EXPLETIVE DELETED). COOPER: Nothing to do with science and everything to do with money. I want to update you, though, on tonight's breaking news. GUPTA: The people of the Carterets call themselves some of the world's first climb change refugees. CORWIN: Clearly, their motivation was a bit more insidious. That water absorbs the sun's heat and causes more ice to melt. U.S. Geological Survey scientist Steve Amstrup loads his tranquilizer gun. Step up. Sister Stang didn't try to run away. fairbanks ice dogs standings . Plus if we have fish from the sea, then we have fish. COOPER: Hansen was nearly alone back then. The biggest fire, the witch fire, has already destroyed more than 905 homes and other buildings. PAT MICHAELS, PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA: Oh, heck no. We actually stand in our refrigerator. It might be the only way to save an animal that, along with its habitat, could simply disappear. The shoreline is steadily receding. Where there was water, now only sand. Trees that once stood on the beach are now submerged. We are fighting for survival. COOPER (voice-over): When you discover an island here, pending approval, you get to name it. 32 terms. COOPER: But her friend and colleague, Jane Dwire (ph), says those tactics earned Sister Dorothy some powerful and dangerous enemies. DR. SANJAY GUPTA, CNN CHIEF MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT: We have been trying to get here for a few days now. CORWIN: So as the apex or top predator in the ecosystem, polar bears sort of integrate. There are roughly 37 million people who rely on Lake Chad. JAMES HANSEN, DIRECTOR, NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES: You know, nothing could be further from the truth. Somewhere on this ice, on this white-reflected snow and ice, is a white creature that we need to catch up with. And that, it seems, is what's happening to the Carterets. From the air you really get a sense of just how much of the rainforest has already been destroyed. Even as we stand here tonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan to risk their lives for us. Moral ground : ethical action for a planet in peril /. Some statistics say that perhaps as much as 80 percent, to as little as 60 percent, is logged illegally. Some people say it's climate change. Everywhere we've gone, we've been told the same thing. They have just found a truck with some people. This is a planet in peril. The men draw weapons, but instead of running, Sister Dorothy opens the Bible she's carrying and reads them a passage. So if we know all of this, why is it happening? And the water can reach the bottom of the ice. Hurling yourself backwards over a 1,500 foot cliff does take some practice. That's slash and burn. The forecast for tonight, no real gusts over about 20 miles per hour. Pat Michaels is one of them. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes. lt's just a bad dream. Back to you. There are very few people watching over you. Episode 1 Planet In Peril, Pt. When agents find a hunting rifle, this man says they're only there to hunt one small animal. You could fall right through, and that will be the end of you. It's called Deer Horn Valley. committee pushes back over key landmark details . (END VIDEO CLIP) COOPER: And that is the latest here in Southern California -- another update in about 15 minutes. That's roughly six times the size of the state of California. By 2100, we will be more likely one meter -- three feet -- instead of one-and-a-half feet. I'm very honored. STEFFEN: We have several sensors at different levels. GUPTA: As the wetlands manager, he spent the last four years working with the Lake Chad basing commission, a group that's trying to save the lake. With dive gear, we head down 60 feet. They will go out again tomorrow, however, trying to do whatever they can to stop their home and their way of life from disappearing. What do you hear? We've arranged to visit one small tribe, the Kraho Indians in the Tacantin state of Brazil. siriusxm top 40 countdown list; what happened to adam schiff's wife; June 8, 2022 planet in peril transcript What should be done? I think you might be seeing those right now. At least 20 times greater for 1-3 butadiene than any other city in the U.S. R. MARROQUIN: And our kids get sicker in the country. CORWIN: Not all of it illegally logged, but a significant amount. From the air, it's clear the lake is dropping. 1978 Battlestar Galactica a Planet in Peril #101. STEFFEN: It actually is a conduit through the ice -- the ice sheet. GUPTA: That sounds pretty scary. "Planet in Peril: Battle Lines" takes viewers on a journey around the world to places where natural resources are caught in the crossfire of conflict. The second biggest contributors to Inhofe's Senate office are energy and natural resource companies. STEFFEN: Well, we actually started in 1990. We are suffering from the climate change. He has seen the dramatic changes firsthand. COOPER: That was far more unpleasant than it needed to be. It's not a theory. We wanted to talk to Senator Inhofe about those contributions and his position on climate change. Transcript Audio The United Nations has an alarming assessment of climate change and how countries around the world are not doing nearly enough to slow its damage before it becomes worse. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You know, the impact is really obvious. We'll wake up any minute in Dark Harbor and laugh about this. by Rebecca Libauskas. And the poor diet makes all of them vulnerable to disease. COOPER: She started a sustainable development program, teaching locals how to live off the forest and at the same time preserve it. RICK SANCHEZ, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Yes, the Harris fire. Ecological Issues for Local Citizen Action. This time of year the sun never sets -- just dips down to rest on the horizon. They found that in some spots, ice thickness has diminished by as much as 40 percent in the last 40 years. Moral Ground. He just has one request. quizlette5241082 Plus. You have got to let me COOPER: This year, 2,000 scientists on the U.N.-sponsored Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change concluded, with 90 percent certainty, that man is responsible for global warming. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) LETICIA DECKERT, EVACUEE: It's stressful, very stressful. It's about the front lines, the. Brazil is the number one soy producer in the world. The five islands that make up the Carterets are just five feet above sea level at their highest point. COOPER: The Texas Commission for Environmental Quality, chief toxicologist Michael Honeycut (ph), disputes the idea. Then we lift up and she takes off, racing across the ice. It's one of the fundamental laws of physics, of nature. Nothing occurs in a vacuum in the natural world. You were on a ship SCHMIDT: Yes. COOPER: Tough talk, but here's something that might surprise you. (on camera): Do you think climate change is a hoax? About 500 homes in that area have burned. I can tell you that right now. Climate change is making a bad situation worse. At first glance, it looks like a relatively healthy forest. COOPER (on camera): The argument against your position is an economic argument. Millions live near coastlines less than three feet above sea level. Some say it's just sinking naturally because it was built on a volcano. By 2050, there will be 50 percent more people on the planet than there are right now. Just let yourself slide down, Anderson. (voice-over) Their truck is broken down, and they say they need help. Transcript Providers Return to Transcripts main page Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees Planet in Peril; Child Soldiers in Sierra Leone; Reaction to Britney Spears' Buzz Aired February 19, 2007 -. 3 terms. Some evacuees here are getting their first look at the damage. And that's what's happening to the lake. MICHAELS: You write a proposal and you tie it to climate change, you got a good chance. It used to be one of the largest lakes in the world, but it's disappearing. (voice-over) In the small town of Anapu, deep in the Amazon state of Para, Sister Dorothy Stang is everywhere. Environmentalism: the pet project of the rich, the cause for celebs. Genre: Documentary. TED ROWLANDS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Anderson, the battle continues here tonight. The ice is melting fast and this island is warming. 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