Strange Days on Planet Earth: The One Degree Factor

2005 FESTIVAL
55 min.
From the Arctic north to the tropical isles of the Caribbean, scientists are documenting a series of perplexing phenomena many believe is linked to climate change. In The One Degree Factor, we learn about unsettling transformations sweeping across the globe, and how scientists are assembling a new picture of our Earth, where seemingly disparate events are connected. Shifts in global climate means that places such as Alaska and the northwest corner of Canada are getting more than their share of heat. Scientists try to piece together a puzzle involving the rise and fall of the porcupine caribou, the mosquitoes that distract them, dust in the Americas, and a drying Lake Chad.