If anyone thought that climate change hadn’t reached us yet, here is a documentary that analyzes this issue in the cradle of the Himalayan range, Ladakh. Environmental changes are never tangible to us who live and die in the cities. But for the people who live up in the mountains and corners of the world, it affects their day-to-day life in various ways. The documentary is called ‘Living With Change: Voices from Ladakh’ : Video
If not anything else, enjoy the vast unending picturesque landscapes of Ladakh. If you are ever planning a trip to Ladakh, you’ll get a glimpse of what you can expect to see. Personally, it made for a very interesting watch since I had been to many of the places shown during a recent trip and I learnt one thing : take along the camera with the widest angle, best zoom and panorama; you’ll still never be able to capture Ladakh on film.
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January 16, 2009 at 4:58 pm
Nikhil
Speaking of climate change, here’s a nice documentary on a lesser investigated effect of particulate air pollution.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2058273530743771382&ei=hxtxSdD3KJ3eqAPv8vCoBA&q=global+dimming
Over the course of industrialization of the world, the particulate pollution has led to a reduction of sunlight reaching the earth by upto 20%, a phenomenon known as global dimming. Scientists are beginning to understand how this effect has been shielding us somewhat from the effects of global warming. As technologies are developed in reducing particulate pollution, without enough being done in the reduction of greenhouse gases, it seems the global warming effect would be much more severe in the future.
And well, if you are looking for the best of nature’s wonders, do watch this David Attenborough documentary.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1891000451942686723&ei=vRpxSYyWG6PWqAP3_7n9BA&q=the+great+wonders+of+the+natural+world