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ON THE EDGE Global warming is bound to have an adverse impact on our planet PHOTO: GREENPEACE
Discovery Channel and National Geographic are both offering special programming to mark World Environment Day today.
Discovery Channel will premiere a special programme on the impact of climate change on India. It will explore the reasons for the changes in climatic conditions in India, which if not checked, could impact agriculture, water resources, and the overall ecosystem.
The one-hour programme, to be telecast from 8 p.m., is divided into four segments that have been produced by four emerging Indian filmmakers. It has been produced under the UK-CMS Environment Film Fellowships announced in November 2005, an initiative funded by British High Commission in India.
The four segments are — Climate's First Orphans by Nila Madhab Panda, about the story of thousands of homeless villagers around the coastal districts of Orissa whose livelihood has been wiped out by the rising sea levels; The Weeping Apple Tree by Vijay Jodha, about the impact of climate change on the apple-growing belt in Himachal Pradesh; A Green Agony by Geeta Singh, which explores the unique ecosystem of the Sunderbans and analyses the impact of global climate change on it; and A Degree of Concern by Syed Fayaz that tries to find out the implications of the climate change on glaciers.
On National Geographic Channel, you can watch a series of special programmes as part of the Save Your Planet package from 8 a.m. till midnight.
The programmes cover a wide range of topics and include films like A Quiet Revolution, a film on small scale action to save the environment, The One Degree Factor, on the impact of global warming, Troubled Waters, on toxic water bodies and Inside Hurricane Katrina.
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