211006: An Inconvenient Truth

Isom 2022-04-23 07:02:18

Al Gore's political propaganda film mainly consists of two parts: speech and major events in his life. Lectures: 1. Earth Photos. The first photo of Earth was taken by Apollo 8 on August 23, 1966, and the first panoramic photo of Earth was taken by Apollo 17 on December 11, 1972. 2. The Simpsons. Throwing ice cubes at the ocean solves problems, funny theories. Macroscopically speaking, considering the earth as a system, it can be refuted by the first law of thermodynamics. Microscopically, according to the second law of thermodynamics, the heat energy released by the ice cube must be more than the heat energy absorbed by the ice cube. 3. Real Evidence: CO2 Curves and Real Evidence Photos. In the short term, ups and downs, the overall rise. The fluctuation is because the vegetation is mainly in the northern hemisphere, so the carbon dioxide content in summer when photosynthesis is strong in the northern hemisphere is less than the carbon dioxide content in winter when photosynthesis in the northern hemisphere is weak. In the long run, it is nonsense to say that the recent high temperature is just a normal phenomenon of a large cycle, because the temperature changes in all high temperature segments are far less obvious than the recent high temperature. The last tip of the glaciers on Mount Kilimanjaro, the disappearance of Glacier National Park, the shrinking of the Columbia Glacier, the glacial water provided by the Himalayas for 40% of the world's population will shrink, the glaciers in the Alps will melt, and the Patagonia plateau will disappear. 3. Five hazards. The ocean heats up, causing hurricanes; increasing precipitation causes floods; precipitation redistributes, causing droughts; permafrost thaws, affecting transportation; a certain animal changes, related animal disasters (the insects ripen too early, the birds cannot keep up; the mosquitoes fly high, people disease) 4. Solution: change habits. Old Habits+New Technology=Dramatically Altered Consequence. 5. Past achievements: Abolish slaves, advocate for women's rights, fight polio, land on the moon. Major events in life: 1. 6-year-old son was hit; 2. Lost in the competition with Bush; 3. Female playmate ten years older than me died of lung cancer.

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  • Mallory 2022-03-25 09:01:09

    Compared to "Homeland", I prefer the script of this film.

  • Adelbert 2022-04-24 07:01:07

    The truth is that our sad profession can save the planet.

An Inconvenient Truth quotes

  • [last lines]

    Al Gore: Future generations may well have occasion to ask themselves, "What were our parents thinking? Why didn't they wake up when they had a chance?" We have to hear that question from them, now.

  • [Looking at a picture of a scientist observing a set of scales that hold the globe on one side and a stack of gold bars on the other]

    Al Gore: We have here a scales that balances two different things. On one side, we have *gold* bars! Mmmmmm, don't they look good? I'd just like to have some of those gold bars. Mmmmm. On the other side of the scales... um... THE ENTIRE PLANET! Hmmmm...

    [the audience laughs]

    Al Gore: I think this is a false choice for two reasons: number one, if we don't *have* a planet...

    [laughter]

    Al Gore: The other reason is that, if we do the *right* thing, then we're gonna create a lot of wealth, and we're gonna create a lot of jobs, because doing the right thing moves us forward."