Join us for a movie and book discussion about climate change. Share your ideas of what we can do to help Bradley Beach environmentally. Visit the Events page at www.bradleybeachlibrary.org for book and movie suggestions and to register for the event.   This will immediately follow the Composting Webinar.

Books or movies to check out before the discussion:

- Chasing Ice 2012 • PG-13 • 75 minutes • Kanopy, free with library card • https://bradleybeach.kanopy.com/

In the spring of 2005, acclaimed environmental photographer James Balog headed to the Arctic on a tricky assignment for National Geographic: to capture images to help tell the story of the Earth’s changing climate. Even with a scientific upbringing, Balog had been a skeptic about climate change. But that first trip north opened his eyes to the biggest story in human history and sparked a challenge within him that would put his career and his very well-being at risk. Chasing Ice is the story of one man’s mission to change the tide of history by gathering undeniable evidence of our changing planet.

- Decoding the Weather Machine 2018 • TV-PG • 113 minutes • Spanish subtitles available • PBS Nova • Kanopy, free with library card • https://bradleybeach.kanopy.com/

Disastrous hurricanes. Widespread droughts and wildfires. Withering heat. Extreme rainfall. It is hard not to conclude that something’s up with the weather, and many scientists agree. It’s the result of the weather machine itself—our climate—changing, becoming hotter and more erratic. 

In this two-hour documentary, NOVA cuts through the confusion around climate change. Why do scientists overwhelmingly agree that our climate is changing, and that human activity is causing it? How and when will it affect us through the weather we experience? And what will it take to bend the trajectory of planetary warming toward more benign outcomes? Join scientists around the world on a quest to better understand the workings of the weather and climate machine we call Earth and discover how we can be resilient—even thrive—in the face of enormous change.

More Kanopy Environmental Film here: https://www.kanopy.com/category/497

Also check out books from the library, including Climate Emergency Atlas : What's Happening - What We Can Do