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Video: Hot Cities: Paris Heat Wave

VIDEO: Video: Hot Cities: Paris Heat Wave

SUMMARY

Time Requirement: 3 minutes

Hot Cities: Paris Heat Wave Season

2 Episode 9

The devastating heat wave that struck Europe in 2003 shook the world. Over a thousand people died in Paris alone; most of the victims were elderly. Something had to be done. This short film explores the warning systems put in place by the Parisian authorities.
 

ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION AND TEACHING MATERIALS

http://www.rockhopper.tv/programmes/375

  

The Author

Ginny Brown Ginny Brown came to NCSE as the Project Director for the NSF funded CAMEL (Climate, Adaptation, Mitigation, E-Learning) project. This work centers on developing a community of climate change educators, researchers and students to combat the impact of climate change.  Ginny has twelve years experience in working with academia at both the undergraduate and  graduate level.  Prior to coming to NCSE, Ginny was  the Program Director for the Vulcan Mater ... (Full Bio)

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