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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Language
English
Description
Colorado River is the unique supply source of water for 30 million people. Global warming causes draughts and as a consequence, Colorado has lost a third of its flow in 8 years. The risk of shortage creates tensions on the sharing of what is called "blue gold".
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Language
Portuguese
Description
This fictional account of the closing months of the war against the Portuguese and the consolidation of the independent West African nation of Guinea-Bissau both reflects and critiques the revolutionary process. Mortu Nega, as its title implies, is a unique kind of elegy - not so much to the victims of the liberation struggle as to its survivors. Like the Zimbabwean film Flame (1996) and Gomes' own more disillusioned second feature Udju Azul di Yonta...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Language
English
Description
In 2009, Kenya was confronted with the worst dry spell in its history. Livestock died by hundreds of thousands; many others were to die when the rainy season finally came. According to the UN, 10% of the population is depending on the World Food Programme.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Language
English
Description
Until the arrival of European and American settlers in the late nineteenth century, the southern Plains of the United States were predominantly grasslands, the home and hunting grounds of many Native American tribes and the range of untold millions of bison. It was seldom used for farming. Bitterly cold winters, hot summers, high winds and especially low, unreliable precipitation made it unsuitable for standard agriculture. But at the start of the...
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
Ken Burns documents the worst human-made ecological disaster in American history, when a frenzied wheat boom on the southern Plains, followed by a decade-long drought during the 1930s, nearly swept away the breadbasket of the nation. Vivid interviews, dramatic photographs, and seldom-seen movie footage bring to life incredible stories of human suffering and perseverance. Includes bonus features.
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