(on camera) On February 12, 2005, Sister Dorothy Stang was walking down a path in the Amazon jungle. The computer models are helpful, but they are not the primary source of information. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Let's do it. Guide | Transcript Transcript PREVIOUSLY ON STARGATE SG-1 [Scenes from Summit where Yu objects to Anubis being made a System Lord. But then '94, '95, it started to warm steadily. Many coral reefs often die after bleaching. (END VIDEOTAPE) COOPER: Investigating our PLANET IN PERIL has taken us to 13 countries on 4 continents. We are stranded. COOPER: Valentin still loves his neighborhood and playing outside. This buildup of gases prevents heat from escaping to space, acting like the panels of a greenhouse -- warming the entire planet. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes, they are getting sick just because of food shortage. And the poor diet makes all of them vulnerable to disease. The top of the shoulder. Thanks. Primitive, but they figured out how to keep the bread maker working. After filtering, Salmon (v1.6.0) was used to map the reads to the transcriptome followed by transcript quantification for quality control. He's even got a slingshot. I'm Anderson Cooper. COOPER (voice-over): Four-and-a-half degrees Celsius is eight degrees Fahrenheit. The problem is, though, just like in Greenland, that ice is melting. Our pilots make several passes scouting for a safe place. And it takes land to grow soy, land without trees. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: How are you doing, Konnie? That's what parents fear. You don't think your child coming down with cancer. Thousands were killed. The series will launch on Monday across the network's platforms, led by senior national and environmental correspondent Ben Tracy, senior foreign correspondent Mark Phillips, foreign correspondent. Power company officials are pleading for conservation. STEFFEN: Yes. (on camera): Do you think climate change is a hoax? For one thing, weak laws. We wanted to talk to Senator Inhofe about those contributions and his position on climate change. Moral Ground. Genre: Documentary. CORWIN (voice-over) However, finding the tracks is only the beginning. You always think of something like that. U.S. Geological Survey scientist Steve Amstrup loads his tranquilizer gun. A $70,000 reward has been announced for information leading to the arrest of whoever may have set that blaze. STEFFEN: But it's filled with fish and some steaks. V. MARROQUIN: To change the pollution to somewhere else. Benzene and butadiene are also known to cause other serious health effects like respiratory diseases and birth defects. And I pointed to the area of open water at the edge of the face of the glacier and I said that's the world's newest island. OK, now let's get the bears back together. planet in peril transcript planet in peril transcript. The ice melts, the seas will rise. This is a peninsula that became an island because the ice fields that connected it to the mainland of Greenland melted and structurally destabilized and broke away. But those here in San Diego County are still raging out of control, threatening more than 8,000 homes right now. We have really got to get started in the next few years, so that we are really on a different path. lt's the eye make-up. The death toll remains only one. No food for people. She refused, however, to be intimidated. Well, let's explore it further. S01:E02 - The Monsters of Mongo. PLANET IN PERIL continues right after this break. The disenfranchised usually bear the bankrupt of environmental degradation. We'll wake up any minute in Dark Harbor and laugh about this. As Jeff mentioned earlier, the Amazon basin holds 20 percent of the world's water. 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 . committee pushes back over key landmark details . (END VIDEOTAPE) (COMMERCIAL BREAK) COOPER: "Planet In Peril" continues in a moment. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Hey, I see the tracks are going along there. (COMMERCIAL BREAK) COOPER: I'm Anderson Cooper in Rancho Bernardo, California. A new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a body of experts convened by the United Nations, said that Earth is likely to cross a critical threshold for global warming within. l agree completely. Where there was water, now only sand. They're an indigenous people here in the Amazon rain forest. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes, yes. With three renowned correspondents Anderson Cooper, Sanjay Gupta and Jeff Corwin, it examines the effects of population growth, rising . This is classic slash and burn. I'm Anderson Cooper. If the islands were uninhabited, it would simply be another mystery in the natural world. CORWIN: Very much so. In the distance, the agents spot something suspicious. OK. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This is what it's all about right here. COOPER (on camera): They said they were just out looking for small animals just to eat. 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 -. siriusxm top 40 countdown list; what happened to adam schiff's wife; June 8, 2022 planet in peril transcript We are suffering from the climate change. Witness the planet's breathtaking diversity -- from seabirds carpet-bombing the ocean to wildebeests eluding the wild dogs of the Serengeti. That's roughly six times the size of the state of California. These are the men bent on stopping that. It explains how they are in our hands now, and asks what we will decide. We stop at a fishing village called Duram Baga (ph) in Nigeria. James Foley's. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) ANDERSON. . What is the impact on the people that live here? CNN anchor Anderson Cooper, chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta and "The Oprah Winfrey Show" correspondent and National Geographic Channel host Lisa Ling travel to the front lines to . Here, oil refineries and petrochemical companies pump hazardous pollutants into the air. "Doubling down" on medical marijuana. Why is our planet in peril? COOPER (voice-over): The World Conservation Union says the Amazon is home to nearly 1,000 threatened species of plants and animals. The National Cancer Institute says that, of the 3,000 plants that fight cancer cells, 70 percent of them are found in the Amazon rain forest. I want to update you, though, on tonight's breaking news. No birds, no buzzing insects. Just days later, these two men confess to the murder. A quick search turns up a small arsenal. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes. Episode 1 Planet In Peril, Pt. It's taken as many lives in one year as. The cooler is stocked with deer meat poached from the rain forest. GORE: Well, I can't help that, because you went on for a long time. Strength emerges after landslide's loss. The summer rains no longer able to replenish the lake so many people have come to depend upon. (voice-over): Official says more than 1,000 people have died in the past 20 years in battles over the Amazon's resources. Look at this dry, cracked, parched earth. We're going to have another update on the fires in 15 minutes. 32 terms. A polar bear's primary source of prey are seals. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Put the noose there. (on camera) Thank you very much. Boosters Step into your powered armor and grab your President Bush today declared a major disaster area here in California. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Boy. "An anthology bringing together the testimony of over eighty theologians, religious leaders, scientists, elected officials, business leaders, naturalists, activists, and writers to present a diverse and compelling call to honor humans' moral responsibility to the planet in the face of envi . CORWIN (voice-over): Searching for polar bears in Northeastern Alaska isn't like looking for a needle in a haystack, it's like looking for a haystack-colored needle in a haystack. (COMMERCIAL BREAK) (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) COOPER (voice-over): From Greenland's interior ice sheet, we travel to its east coast with Dennis Schmidt. San Diego County dodged a major bullet today, barely escaping a massive power outage. The A.P. We have seen declines in the survival of cubs and we have seen adult males and cubs a little bit smaller in recent years than they used to be. The Planet in Peril - Part I. At first glance, it looks like a relatively healthy forest. It's not a theory. Anchorage Alaska USA 995071 907-360-4503 richard.g.steiner@gmail.com 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. And, right here, between that land over there and this land over here, this is the river mouth. (on camera): But you still are optimistic, despite everything that we talked about this today, that water is going to cover all this once again? COOPER: This is a planet under assault. COOPER: That was far more unpleasant than it needed to be. A tribal elder tells us they fight hard to protect their land and keep their traditions alive. They're saying that very few people come to this village, very few outsiders. And that is a wonderful, wonderful story. EXTSPACE Planet in Peril (Series) Cath Senker Author (2014) Fierce Floods Planet in Peril (Series) Cath Senker Author (2014) Wild Fires Planet in Peril (Series) Cath Senker Author (2014) Series; Planet in Peril; Our Apps. Fifteen separate wildfires are now burning in California. The rising seas have washed it out. (on camera): Tonight, we begin a place that's warming faster than just about any other place on Earth -- Greenland's ice sheet. The Earth's climate has changed much during the planet's history. (on camera) We have incredible terrain of ice that seems to almost go on forever. I can see the water from here, Rose, and they say that the water is actually going to cover this entire island within a few years. COOPER: Where water is poisoned. (END VIDEOTAPE) (COMMERCIAL BREAK) COOPER: Here in Rancho Bernardo, California. Moral ground : ethical action for a planet in peril /. COOPER: The men take us to their camp site, where they've already clear-cut the forest. And, as we heard from the fisherman himself, he said, water will come. (voice-over) Steve Amstrup, a wildlife biologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, has been doing this for 26 years, trying to learn all he can about what polar bears can tell us about global warming. It's the first study showing the association between the ship channel's air quality and childhood leukemia. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We've got a family group. It's 114 degrees in the desert, and things take a turn for the worse. I'm Anderson Cooper. It also has to continue to do a little bit of damage in that area just where I'm pointing right now. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I don't care if anybody in this neighborhood, like, never understands what global warming is. 1 s01e06 - Cities Tran script detail David Attenborough: This is the newest habitat on Earth. Another update about the fire in 15 minutes. Plus if we have fish from the sea, then we have fish. What should be done? B3L7. We'll be on it throughout the night. Global warming might be causing a slight rise in sea levels, but its largest effect here is damage to the coral reefs that protects these islands. Eighty percent of it covered by ice. Hurling yourself backwards over a 1,500 foot cliff does take some practice. We're right on them. (COMMERCIAL BREAK) (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) COOPER (voice-over): The Earth is warming. April 14, 20235:33 AM ET. I mean these actual trees, look what happened. Are they bringing it in now?" He has seen the dramatic changes firsthand. These four men have been taken into custody. And this is what it looks like here on the ground. This species of fish can grow up to 60 kilograms, and, today, you see, they just a few grams. The latest satellite picture showing still blowing offshore, although lightly now. 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. Look on the United States, probably the most violent weather on Earth of any large civilized nature -- the number of tornadoes COOPER: Right. HANSEN: We conclude that there is evidence that the greenhouse effect increases the likelihood of heat wave drought situations. We'll be following it for you, Anderson. Here's the latest on tonight's breaking news -- the wildfires. CORWIN: Thank you. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Did you get it? The dry Santa Ana winds have let up. He's exploring how a warming planet is impacting the polar bear. Written by an award-winning historian of science and technology, Planet in Peril describes the top four mega-dangers facing humankind - climate change, nukes, pandemics, and artificial intelligence. Schools were closed for a decade. Crime and unemployment are high. It's clear the weather patterns here have changed. This island is a dangerous place. Scientists call it thermal expansion. Now, there was some evidence of live coral, but it was interesting that some of that appeared to be dying in the process as well. data collected during a RAP. Planet in Peril: Humanity's Four Greatest Challenges and How We Can Overcome Them. David C. Downing is the R. W. Schlosser Professor of English at Elizabethtown College in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. (on camera): So is this island an example of global warming? And what's going on over there is they 're trying to essentially close the door on that fire. SCHMIDT: No, we're the first to ever walk here. (voice-over) Their truck is broken down, and they say they need help. His position has led to some intense political theater. (on camera) These are Kraho. COOPER: Dr. James Hansen does not believe scientists are simply chasing funding. With dive gear, we head down 60 feet. His mother, Rosario, was just happy she'd found somewhere free from the violence and drugs that plagued other low-income neighborhoods. Firefighters are getting a grip on the wildfires around Los Angeles. That's the term they're using. Lake Chad borders four different countries - Chad, Cameroon, Nigeria, and Niger. CORWIN: Under nutritional stress because it's simply getting harder for bears to eat. Are you aware of that? UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The supply that we have from the government, which is how many bails of rice, it's already finished. San Diego County came within minutes of suffering a massive power outage this afternoon. But killing Sister Dorothy did not have the result some ranchers may have hoped for. COOPER: Good news that, Chad. COOPER: Oh, nice. And now we're going to move in. So we decided we would go out and put our tents outside. Anderson's inside look at "The Survivor Diaries". In the face of environmental degradation and global climate change, scientific . (voice-over) In the small town of Anapu, deep in the Amazon state of Para, Sister Dorothy Stang is everywhere. COOPER: And me, I'm Regal Bird. COOPER: And that may be true. Or "Mom, when I'm this age." East Hill, N.Y. July 8, 2017 -- In East Hills, our 'hometown', there is a law entitled "Tree Preservation and Protection", an Architectural Review Board, zoning rules, and even a 'consulting arborist' to re-evaluate trees proposed to be destroyed by new residents and developers, but deforestation is as bad as the Amazon. Planet in Peril, filmed across four continents and 13 countries, airs over two nights on CNN/U.S. As Sister Dorothy became more visible and successful, she started getting death threats. They may have just found it. We have measurements of the atmospheric composition, very precise, from the bubbles of air trapped in the ice sheets as a function of time over the last 700,000 years. Crews managed to clean ash and fire retardant off a line strung across 70 towers and restore power just before the only other major power link to San Diego went offline. And when we got down there, we saw evidence of what seemed to be bleaching. In 2005, the Associated Press found African-Americans are 79 percent more likely than whites to live in neighborhoods where industrial pollution is suspected of posing the greatest health danger. COOPER (voice-over): Even the map of Greenland is changing. We're going to take you right to the front lines of the Harris fire with Rick Sanchez. So is it rising seas or the loss of coral that's causing the Carterets to sink? UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Oh, look at that! It is staggering -- at least $1 billion in San Diego County alone. He was born here, as were his parents and grandparents. Some are harvested by small farmers eking out a meager living. How is it that a forest covering nine countries, home to 200 indigenous tribes CORWIN: This is one of my most favorite creatures right here. AMSTRUP: OK, you see tracks going across that hill (INAUDIBLE)? UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes. species loss in another part of the world affects everyone. 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 The Hawkmen capture Flash and friends and fly them to king Vultan's mile-high, suspended sky . CORWIN: Not all of it illegally logged, but a significant amount. Commentary: Animal agriculture's 'water footprint' is putting the planet in peril. length, weight, pictures. Really? How much, how fast, a matter of debate; but tens of millions will be affected in this century. The truck slows, and guns are drawn. We actually just dove down. While difficult to measure exactly how much, scientists believe part of the rise is due to melting glaciers and ice sheets, like the ones we saw in Greenland. 8 deg Fahrenheit That's just how we smell. 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