Comparing two global warming videos

When comparing two global warming videos, a documentary done by CBC NewsWorld and Al Gore on Charlie Rose- I saw similarities and differences.

The documentary was longer, it gave more detail and explained the topic well. This video was a longer length than the interview with Al Gore. It wasn’t as intense and less threatening. The scientists interviewed explained the study between global warming and climate change. How they’re linked, what climate change has done to our globe already and is causing right now. They talked about computer models and what is predicted in the future. Details we provided including the hockey stick chart and explanations on the green house effect. The scientists were also interesting when asking their own questions about the environment. One mentioned that there must be something missing in the atmosphere that we don’t know yet and another gave the audience something to think about when mentioning that when we look at the past, does the future look so bad? The documentary also gave other views on the topic. They mentioned that they realize there are other views, other studies and that computer models are not in sync with reality. In the last two sections of the video, the sea level evaporating was discussed because of temperature increasing, but then talked about how if somewhere something is evaporating, then somewhere else, something is precipitation- meaning the water level is rising somewhere else. The scientists also mentioned that the ice will melt in Antarctica, making the sea level rise significantly. However, they said that won’t happen for almost 2,000 years I think they said. This documentary was more objective and informative.

The video of Al Gore on the Charlie Rose show, was quite different from the documentary, but similar too. I thought this video had mostly differences from the documentary. Al Gore sent a totally different mood out to the audience. Seemed like his attitude was that he was right and everyone else needs to follow him. What he talked about and his film trailer contained the fear factor persuasive technique to draw the audience in. This drew me out. I was disinterested in what Gore had to say because he was biased. He was the only one that was in this video. Gore didn’t mention any sources he talked to, sources were all basically “off the record,” no one else was interviewed nor did he present a counter argument. The argument that Gore fixated on was that the globe temperature has increased and will continue to increase, until ice in the north will soon melt and basically flood a lot of our land. The other video presented this similar case but seemed to be more realistic about the issue. Gore mentioned that there is no debate left on what is happening, that there is a main consensus. Gore also mentioned that basically no one is doing anything about the issue and that his film will create a sense of urgency. Gore’s video was focused on mission-based framing.

Both videos used computer models to based information off of. Both videos agree that the debate is not that global warming is in existence, but that it’s what is causing global warming.