the wild forests of patagonia. a vast region straddling southern chile and argentina, north to south it s over 1,000 miles, more than 200 miles longer than california. and its mountain spine is blanketed by distinct forest kingdoms. in the north, nestled in a narrow strip between the mountains and the warm waters of the pacific, is the valdivian rainforest. bordered by ice caps, oceans and deserts, it has been cut off from the outside world for millions of years.
mountains and the warm waters of the pacific, is the valdivian rainforest. bordered by ice caps, oceans and deserts, it has been cut off from the outside world for millions of years. this is the forest that time forgot. home to tiny magical creatures. many found nowhere else on earth. only 13 inches high, say hello to the world s smallest deer, the southern pudu. this miniature mom has her fawn in tow.
just stay in the arctic. i think the most clear cut example of this is the glaciation that is taking place of the greenland ice sheet and ice caps and how that has driven sea level rises in our lifetimes. beyond that, there is emerging research that s come out which has shown the warming arctic is having impacts on weather systems that actually traverse into lower latitudes where we live so it s a very fascinating time to study this region but it s also one that calls for our attention going forward. and are ou attention going forward. and are you getting attention going forward. and are you getting enough of that attention, do you think? are we paying enough attention to what s happening there, the changes in their impact across the planet? i changes in their impact across the planet? the planet? i certainly think these extreme the planet? i certainly think these extreme events - the planet? i certainly think i these extreme events certainly garner attention when they
longer than california, and it s mountain spine is blanketed by distinct forest kingdoms. in the north nestled in a narrow strip between the mountains and the warm waters of the pacific is the valdevean. bordered by ice caps, it s been cut off from the outside world for millions of years. this is the forest that time forgot. home to tiny magical creatures. many found nowhere else on
a vast region straddling southern chile and argentina, north to south it s over 1,000 miles, more than 200 miles longer than california, and its mountain spine is blanketed by distinct forest kingdoms. in the north, nestled in a narrow strip between the mountains and the warm waters of the pacific, is the valdevean rainforest. bordered by ice caps, oceans and deserts, it has been cut off from the outside world for millions of years. this is the forest that time forgot. home to tiny magical creatures.