Science Moab Moab, UT
Sasha Reed
Ecologist
Don't Look Up— The meteor-ic rise of climate change on the Colorado Plateau
Program Description
Some things are true whether we believe them or not. Unfortunately, climate change is one of those things. Its impacts are already felt in the Moab area and across the Colorado Plateau. Here, we listen to ecologist Sasha Reed, as she shares what it’s like to study the impacts of climate change and how climate change may alter the ecosystems of the Colorado Plateau.
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Science Moab Moab, UT
Film Synopsis
Two low-level astronomers must go on a giant media tour to warn mankind of an approaching comet that will destroy planet Earth.
Kate Dibiasky (Jennifer Lawrence), an astronomy grad student, and her professor Dr. Randall Mindy (Leonardo DiCaprio) make an astounding discovery of a comet orbiting within the solar system. The problem: it's on a direct collision course with Earth. The other problem? No one really seems to care. Turns out warning mankind about a planet-killer the size of Mount Everest is an inconvenient fact to navigate. With the help of Dr. Oglethorpe (Rob Morgan), Kate and Randall embark on a media tour that takes them from the office of an indifferent President Orlean (Meryl Streep) and her sycophantic son and Chief of Staff, Jason (Jonah Hill), to the airwaves of The Daily Rip, an upbeat morning show hosted by Brie (Cate Blanchett) and Jack (Tyler Perry). With only six months until the comet makes impact, managing the 24-hour news cycle and gaining the attention of the social media obsessed public before it's too late proves shockingly comical -- what will it take to get the world to just look up?! — Rotten Tomatoes
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