Episode
Horizon: The Britannic Greenhouse
Overview
Horizon investigates how British scientists have begun to experiment to predict the effects of a changing climate from Greenhouse gases.
Details
- Series
- Horizon
- Season
- Season 27
- Episode
- Episode 10
- Air date
- 1990-03-19
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
The Britannic Greenhouse is Episode 10 in 1990 of Horizon. It aired on 1990-03-19. The runtime is 60 min.
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