The global environment

• Main Author: Krogh, Peter F. (Peter Frederic)
• Language: English
• Published: WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.) 1988
• Subjects: Environmental policy > International cooperation; Environmental protection > International cooperation; United States > Foreign relations; Environment; Acid Rain; Ozone Depletion; Montreal Protocol; Global Warming; Deforestation; United States Environmental Policy; United States-Canada Relations; Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs); Canada; Krogh; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10822/552565

In this episode, host Peter Krogh examines the international community’s response to some of the most pressing threats facing the environment. Between 1980 and 1988 the ozone shield, which prevents harmful ultraviolet rays from reaching the earth, fell by 5% worldwide and by even more in areas like...