Extras + Features
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Richard Gere Discusses the Importance of 'Earth Emergency'
E1 - 1m 23s
As a narrator of the film, Actor Richard Gere discusses the important message behind "Earth Emergency."
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Melting Permafrost
E1 - 2m 6s
The permafrost is melting and roots that have been frozen for 40,000 years are thawing out and decomposing. What does this mean for our future?
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Richard Gere on His Involvement in the Film
E1 - 55s
Actor Richard Gere and narrator of "Earth Emergency" discusses the climate activists who have impacted him and what inspired his involvement in the film.
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Trailer
E1 - 30s
This revealing film examines how human activity is setting off dangerous warming loops that are pushing the climate to a point of no return - and what we need to do to stop them. With captivating illustrations, stunning footage and interviews with leading climate scientists as well as support from Greta Thunberg, "Earth Emergency" adds the missing piece of the climate puzzle.
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Ice Sheets
E1 - 2m 12s
The loss of Greenland’s ice sheet has increased immensely, leading to a rise in sea level. We are reaching the tipping point where it may take thousands of years to recover.
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Forest Feedback Loop
E1 - 2m 41s
Forests are suffering; fires, drought, insects. As the temperatures rise and the trees die off, a deadly feedback loop kicks in.
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