The impact of global warming on the environment of the Canadian Arctic is the subject of Patrick McGowan's documentary, which briefly depicts the efforts of researchers to record and analyze changes in the region's ecosystem. Science at the Top of the World describes how Parks Canada (the agency in charge of the country's national parks), the Canadian Space Agency, and the Canadian Centre for Remote Sensing are working together and using a variety of methods—satellite observation from space, as well as data collection on the ground through both personal fieldwork and automated devices—to track the alterations that are occurring and assess how they might be moderated or reversed. The traditional knowledge of Inuit residents is also welcomed in the effort to understand what's happening. The production avoids polemical shrillness, instead adopting a restrained, conversational style that allows those involved in the research to articulate their findings, while still conveying the unmistakable message that climate change is having a major effect in the Arctic, and that human activity plays a significant role in the process. Presented in both English and French versions on the disc, this is recommended. Aud: H, C, P. (F. Swietek)
Science at the Top of the World
(2012) 44 min. DVD: $295. DRA. National Film Board of Canada. PPR. Closed captioned. Volume 30, Issue 1
Science at the Top of the World
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