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Greenhouse gases emitted by various industries and vehicles, and opinions of scientists about global warming in Washington DC.
(Audio present only during interviews). Scenes from a July 10, 1986 edited show regarding the greenhouse effect, scientific concerns, and global warming discussed in Washington DC. View of U.S. Senate hearing room during Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Environmental Pollution hearings, “Ozone Depletion, the Greenhouse Effect, and Climate Change,” held June 10–11, 1986. Scenes of smoke stacks and cooling towers. Pollution being emitted into the air. Locomotive railroad train pulling two cars and moving slowly on a railway track. View of cars, taxis, and trucks on a busy highway in traffic, with the truck emitting smoke from exhaust. Industries, trains, trucks and various other vehicles emit greenhouse gases in excess which warms the atmosphere. A climate scientist speaks, saying, "We must, as soon as possible, undertake action to both limit climate change, and to learn how to adapt to it. We know what to do to eliminate climate change. We have to reduce the emissions of certain gases which are affecting our atmosphere. It's a matter of getting policies together which will tell us how to do that in a relatively short time scale." Low aerial view of a city with low mountains in background. Wheat harvesting machine pouring wheat into truck. Aerial view of a coastline including a ferris wheel near a beach. Workers in a African nation digging soil in a farm field. A dry and barren farm field. Another scientist speaks, saying "We think we have about a ten year research window to do the necessary research to really understand the greenhouse effect, and where we may have problems, where we might have benefits, and then hopefully how we can adapt to this." Views of a sunset partially obscured by clouds or smog. View of an industrial harbor.
General Hugh Drum and James M. Landis, Civil Defense Chief, announce Proclamation restricting movements of civilians in U.S.
World War II restrictions on movements of civilians in the Eastern United States, are referenced by U.S. Army Lieutenant General Hugh Aloysius Drum, Commander of the Eastern Defense Command, and Mr. James M. Landis, Director of the U.S. Office of Civil Defense. They look at a large map showing the U.S. Eastern states and coast, from Maine to Florida. General Drum discusses Public Proclamation number 4 issued by the War Department, and urges citizens to read it. (It is posted in U.S. Post Offices and describes restrictions on the movements of citizens near war plants and beaches.) General Drum speaks of a uniform system of controls needed for U.S. Civil Defense. James M. Landis, Director of the Office of Civilian Defense, adds his comments about the importance of Civil Defense measures.
People follow instructions broadcast by radio and TV during hurricane preparations in the United States.
Instructions being broadcasted on radio and TV during hurricane warning in the United States. Hurricane force winds arise. Couple stands at a beach. Wind with high speed blows and trees bending. High surf overtaking palm trees on shore and dock areas. Local recordings inform and instruct people via radio and television. Close up view of men speaking into microphones and radios to issue warnings and track storm progress. People seen reaching for battery powered portable radios, and buying alternate fuel sources like Sterno in a store. A person reaching for a flashlight and batteries in a drawer. Men and women in queue at gas stations and filling up 1970s era cars at gasoline or petrol pumps. A girl fills empty gallon jugs with water at a kitchen faucet. A bathroom tub being filled with water in case water becomes unavailable. Men carry plywood to cover windows and doors. Signs and debris blowing in high winds. Piece of metal roofing flying down the street in high wind. Men and women tie up boats to secure them at a dock. People gather in a Red Cross shelter area, and some stand in a line receiving food at the shelter. People boarding up windows. Aerial view of eye of a storm in a hurricane as seen from an aircraft. Dramatic scenes of hurricane force winds blowing through doors and windows, with debris flying toward camera position. View of storm surge and violent high waves crashing near land during hurricane. Neighors and officials knocking on doors to tell citizens to evacuate before a storm. Point of view shot from car in heavy storm, driving away, as an ambulance with siren running passes going the opposite direction. View of downed telephone poles and lines near ground from winds, as car avoids them and keeps driving. A 1950s Chevrolet car navigates through deep water as people try to escape rising flood.
Hawaiian people engaged in fishing and swimming, and early example of surf board riding, or surfing, in Hawaii
Hawaiians engaged in fishing. A canoe at a waterway. Hawaiian fishermen with net in shallow waters. A group of men, women and children haul the net to shore. Swimmers at Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii. A group of early surfboard riders demonstrate surfing on waves using surf boards. They ride waves on surf boards and perform some tricks. View of surfers includes closeup view of Duke Kahanamoku (Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola Kahanamoku), who is often credited with popularizing the ancient Hawaiian sport of surfing.
Scenes of life in the United States during 20th century, before World War II
Scenes of American life, with narrator describing values of American people. American people gather outside a church. Signs outside many different places of worship in the United States. Americans voting in an election; patronizing a food market and a drug store; bathtub gin being made during prohibition; countless of bottles of liquor; Congress repealing prohibition; stock market ticker tape machine falling to floor; Derrick moving bucket of concrete for construction; outlines of future highways; modern apartment buildings; people emerging from subway station; pedestrians filling city streets; Americans worshiping inside various churches; An American town; Cars on a crowded road; a crowded beach. Sequence closes with, newer, brief images of fallen soldiers in Pacific theater of World War II.
Technician shows working of Sherman DD propellers in United States.
The U.S. Sherman Medium M4 Tank in United States. The Sherman DD-A report to the Commanding General. Technician turns a valve at Sherman Duplex Drive(DD). He pushes a lever and the canvas sidewall goes down. He works under tank. Wheel track moves. He pulls a lever. The propellers comes out. The propellers run. Technician points to parts. He operates the propellers. Technician presses buttons and pushes lever. The canvas wall side of tank goes up. Sherman DD moves out of Landing Ship Tank (LST) and makes its way towards the beach.
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