What season is it?

Have you been wondering what’s going on with the weather? Here it is, mid-July, and it still feels like Spring. Some of us might not mind the cooler temperatures, but it's supposed to be hot and muggy. After all, it's summer in the city! So, is it global warming? Whether you agree or not with this theory, it is worth looking into.

There are several thought provoking documentaries, on DVD and CD:

Let's start with An Inconvenient Truth:a Global Warming, hosted by former Vice-President Al Gore, as he talks about the myths and truths of global warming. 

From 2005, Global warming: the signs and the science. Filmed in the U.S., Asia and South America, it profiles the people affected by the changing climate and how they are making a difference in their communities.

For a visual look, there's Chasing ice, which documents the receding of the Solheim glacier in Iceland as a result of climate change.

On CD is Earth's changing climate, a 6-disc collection of lectures by Professor Richard Wolfson of Middlebury College.

For more information on climate change, the weather and the environment, please check the Library's catalog.