(on camera): It's so disturbing to see this. We all are. Now 10 years old, Valentin is in remission and doing well. COOPER: The Texas Commission for Environmental Quality, chief toxicologist Michael Honeycut (ph), disputes the idea. committee pushes back over key landmark details . UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes, they are getting sick just because of food shortage. the committee's support for landmarking the fixed seats is a major setback for Another Planet . Crucible Vocab. We will have a sea level increase. It outlines the solutions that have been tried, and analyzes why . UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Oh, look at that! And of course as you can see, of course, we are not alone. And that is a wonderful, wonderful story. It's about the front lines, the places where threats aren't just forecasts of the future, but are happening now. They've destroyed nearly 1,600 homes and nearly a half million acres across seven counties here in Southern California. Finding the roads made by the loggers is easy. SCHMIDT: That's what you want to look at now. It is a record rate of decline. There is an effort under way to get a law passed in Texas, but Professor McGarity (ph) says it's going to be an uphill battle, because when it comes to the oil industry here, old habits die hard. He's a native of Niger. In all these places, all these problems are interconnected. We'll show you the eastern edge of that fire. Amstrup has been studying the polar bear for the past three decades. Now unable to grow their own food, they are dependent on supplies from the government of Papa New Guinea that come twice a year by vote from another island 60 miles away, just twice a year. CORWIN: These gentlemen have been very, very busy. Anchorage Alaska USA 995071 907-360-4503 richard.g.steiner@gmail.com Castro Theatre plan in peril after S.F. (COMMERCIAL BREAK) (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) COOPER (voice-over): Greenland's ice sheet, 40 percent of it gone in the past 40 years. COOPER: And that may be true. I think you might be seeing those right now. AMSTRUP: The top of the shoulder. Some people say it's climate change. The ice is melting fast and this island is warming. What's happening here is a sobering glimpse into what scientist says the future will look like even if modest sea level rise predictions prove true. Last year, satellite data collected by NASA scientists revealed Greenland is losing 100 billion tons of ice each year. And that's what we see the ice moves faster. Most of those strike teams, as we've seen them working in the area with the battalion commander. CORWIN (on camera): Oh, my goodness, look at that. COOPER (on camera): The argument against your position is an economic argument. Arctic temperatures are rising faster than anywhere else on Earth. There are no easy solutions. "Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made. Scientists don't think the entire ice sheet can melt any time soon, but every inch of sea level rise counts. COOPER: Climate change isn't just having an impact here in the interior of Greenland. That's where the real debate is now. This journey around the globe is an investigation into the reasons our planet is changing. COOPER: Dr. James Hansen does not believe scientists are simply chasing funding. (COMMERCIAL BREAK) COOPER: I'm Anderson Cooper in Rancho Bernardo, California. R. MARROQUIN: All right. STEFFEN: We actually drove 11 miles. We're just on top of it. lt's the eye make-up. (on camera): In 2005, you came here. Summary. Schools were closed for a decade. COOPER: So in the summer months ahead, as the temperature increases, water will actually start flowing through here? They hope to be able to get that thing out, at least, during the next couple of days, but they've got a ton of crews up there. Scenes from Meridian where Carter says Daniel has had a lethal dose of radiation and him in the infirmary. STEFFEN: Be careful. But many don't want to go, and it's easy to see why. Sister Dorothy came to Anapu from her native Ohio in 1983. Sister Stang didn't try to run away. Watch your head here. Guide | Transcript Transcript PREVIOUSLY ON STARGATE SG-1 [Scenes from Summit where Yu objects to Anubis being made a System Lord. There have been ice ages and long periods of warmer temperatures. But the other reason, says environmental law professor Tom McGarity (ph), is because of race. GUPTA: That sounds pretty scary. Why? He worries that he may no be able to stay much longer. He was born here, as were his parents and grandparents. There are roughly 37 million people who rely on Lake Chad. Here's the latest on tonight's breaking news -- the wildfires. That's in about ten minutes from now. Amazingly, there's no shortage of food or diapers or even toilet paper. Again, please conserve. The ice melts, the seas will rise. GUPTA: And it's just a few grams now? Toggle mobile menu. This is basically the pathway for which the timber comes out. The rising seas have washed it out. A study released in 2006 showed the concentration of known carcinogens benzene and 1-3-butadiene was significantly higher. planet in peril transcript INTRO OFFER!!! CNN anchor Anderson Cooper is co-host of the documentary, Planet in Peril. So, what does that really spell for the forecast? This worldwide investigation, which premiered October 23, 2007, looks at four key issues: climate change, vanishing habitats, disappearing species and human population growth. STEFFEN: No, I would not be surprised because we know the ice is retreating. The film takes a close look at the world's changing eco-system, focusing heavily on four environmental issues . There's at least a billion dollars in damage here in San Diego County alone. They're an indigenous people here in the Amazon rain forest. Hurling yourself backwards over a 1,500 foot cliff does take some practice. GUPTA (voice-over): Some of the children here are clearly malnourished. Investigating our PLANET IN PERIL has taken us to 13 countries on 4 continents. The Bush administration is proposing adding the polar bear to the endangered species list. With three renowned correspondents Anderson Cooper, Sanjay Gupta and Jeff Corwin, it examines the effects of population growth, rising . (COMMERCIAL BREAK) (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) CORWIN (voice-over): We are on the heels of a mother polar bear and her two cubs. It's also the world's top beat exporter. SCHMIDT: This island exists because of global warming. IMDb. Coral bleaching, scientists say, is a result of global warming, and it's happening in oceans around the world. We have really got to get started in the next few years, so that we are really on a different path. So the melt season got much larger. But then '94, '95, it started to warm steadily. COOPER: All right. Spin-off: Planet in Peril: Battle Lines. And these are vast resources we are losing. In the Amazon along poacher's trails, in hidden villages, you can smell the smoke from the burning forest. Those two industries continue to expand, and they need land to do it. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We've got a family group. First an update on the California fires. 11 terms. This was their garden. 1978 Battlestar Galactica a Planet in Peril #101. It's not based on the fast flow that generates additional icebergs. My colleague, Rick Sanchez, is covering one of the two big fires now happening in this area. Episode 1 Planet In Peril, Pt. Gaia, the spirit of the Earth, can no longer stand the terrible destruction plaguing our planet. They have the most success hunting seals in a 20 to 50-mile gap of water between coastland and ice. COOPER (on camera): Two-point-seven-million square miles, that's a little bit smaller than the continental United States. That's slash and burn. Jeff Corwin's gone to track North America's largest carnivore, the polar bear -- to find out what some scientists believe the polar bear's very existence is under threat. And, right here, between that land over there and this land over here, this is the river mouth. COOPER: She started a sustainable development program, teaching locals how to live off the forest and at the same time preserve it. STEFFEN: Hi, Terrie. COOPER: The men take us to their camp site, where they've already clear-cut the forest. And if the sea ice continues to decline as it has, it's going to affect polar bears. (voice-over): Even the Chari River, the source for this once great lake, is evaporating. So to welcome us, they want to baptize us. We have come here to meet the people of Carteret. By 2050, there will be 50 percent more people on the planet than there are right now. We're told that the fire area is under control. PLANET IN PERIL continues in a moment. Nothing happens in a vacuum. This means there is no healthy wetlands, so no healthy fish, so no healthy people. COOPER (voice-over): We're here to see something extraordinary -- Greenland's retreating ice has revealed a new island. Words are exchanged. Earlier this year the University of Texas released a study showing kids living within two miles of the ship channel had a 56 percent greater chance of getting leukemia. (voice-over) They name Jeff Running Deer. When agents find a hunting rifle, this man says they're only there to hunt one small animal. It was once the sixth largest lake in the world, covering more than 10,000 square miles. 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. What we found is that Lake Chad's disappearance isn't just climate change or simply overuse, but, instead a combination of both, with tens of millions of people competing for a resource that is literally evaporating. I'm honored by that. It doesn't take long for them to pick up one of the illegal roads made by poachers. Dennis chose the name Warming Island. Combined that with the fact that Carterets sit on top an ancient volcano, that over time collapses inward and they could be sinking naturally as well. PLANET IN PERIL continues in a moment. Damages estimates $1 billion, and we're talking about just in San Diego County. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It does, it does. What's not so easy is traveling them during the rainy season. How is that possible? As Sister Dorothy became more visible and successful, she started getting death threats. And it's unclear exactly why. Recent flashcard sets. STEFFEN: Yes, this is a moulin. DENNIS SCHMIDT: Yes. And, as we heard from the fisherman himself, he said, water will come. We also have a refrigerator. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: No. "Planet In Peril" continues after this break. Statewide, nearly one million people have had to flee. But, somehow, Anata (ph) holds out hope. 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