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| Film Title | Australia: Eye of the Storm | |
| | Scientific Field | Environmental/Ecology/Natural |
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Duration |
4 x 51 |
| | Organisation | ABC TV - Natural History Unit |
| | Country | Australia |
| | Website | http://www.abc.net.au/nature |
| | Producer | Klaus Toft, Jennifer |
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| | Previous Award |
| | Synopsis |
| | Southern Exposure: Southern Australia lies exposed to the icy |
| | moods of the great Southern Ocean and Antarctica. This giant |
| | climate engine dominates the annual seasons and the life stories |
| | of the wildlife of Southern Australia. |
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| | La Nina: Cyclones. Massive floods. Endless rain. Some years |
| | Eastern Australia seems almost to disappear under water. This is |
| | the story of La Nina. The story of Australia's unique creatures |
| | and how they cope with the wettest of catastrophes. For some, |
| | like the Red Kangaroo, it’s the chance of a lifetime. |
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| | El Nino: The very same name can strike fear into people. From |
| | devastating floods in South America to the heartbreaking |
| | droughts and fires in Australia. In this program, focusing on |
| | Australia's diverse wildlife, we see how the animals and plants |
| | have adapted to huge swings in climate that El Nino brings. |
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| | Monsoon: Lightning bolts streak across the sky and thunder |
| | shakes the earth. The monsoon has arrived in Australia's north |
| | west. It has come from Asia, pushed by winds from the distant |
| | Himalayan peaks, fuelled with rain from equatorial Indonesia and |
| | driven by the heat of the tropical sun. This is the land of |
| | extremes, a region of seasonal wet and dry, the home of the |