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As the world warms, oceans are changing, with far-reaching consequences for the life they contain and the people that rely upon them.

Tha cuantan na cruinne cudromach dha ar beatha. Tha iad a鈥� c貌mhdach seachdad a-mach as a鈥� cheud den phlanaid againn, a鈥� toirt air falbh meudan m貌r de charboin agus teas bhon 脿ile, agus tha iad a鈥� a鈥� toirt dhuinn t貌rr dhen bhiadh againn. Ach fhad 鈥檚 a tha an saoghal a鈥� teasachadh, tha cuantan ag atharrachadh, agus tha a h-uile n矛 a tha seo a鈥� toirt buaidh air na tha be貌 agus a tha an urra riutha.

A鈥� siubhal bho na h-uisgeachan as fhuara den Antartaig chun an fheadhainn a tha a鈥� cl脿radh 矛rean-te貌thachd 霉r 脿rd ann an Astr脿ilia, tha na sgiobaidhean seo a鈥� taisbeanadh mar a tha cuid de ghn猫ithean air am putadh gu an cr矛ochan, fhad 鈥檚 a tha feadhainn eile ag atharrachadh, a鈥� tabhainn adhbhar d貌chais do fhallainneachd nan cuantan a tha a鈥� st貌radh carboin.
Tha bith-e貌laichean mara, luchd-saidheans atharrachadh na gn脿th-sh矛de, luchd-e貌lais t霉sanach, luchd-gl猫idhteachais agus luchd-dealbhachaidh bhailtean a鈥� sealltainn dhuinn mar a tha saidheans n脿dar agus traidisean gar ullachadh airson 脿m ri teachd a tha ag atharrachadh ag astar, agus gu bheil feum air farsaingeachd e貌lais an uair a thathas a鈥� feuchainn ri atharrachadh na gn脿th-sh矛de a thuigsinn agus a鈥� l霉ghdachadh.

Earth鈥檚 oceans are crucial for life. They cover 70% of our planet, remove vast amounts of carbon and heat from the atmosphere, and provide much of our food. But as the world warms, oceans are changing, with far-reaching consequences for the life they contain and the people that rely upon them.

Journeying from the coldest waters of Antarctica to new record temperature highs in Australia, we reveal how some species are being pushed to their limits, while others are adapting, offering hope to the health of our carbon-storing oceans.

Marine biologists, climate scientists, indigenous knowledge holders, conservationists and city planners show us how science, nature and tradition can help prepare for a fast-changing future, and that a diversity of knowledge is needed when understanding and mitigating climate change.

Dubbed in Gaelic with English subtitles

53 minutes

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Role Contributor
Narrator Evelyn Coull MacLeod
Executive Producer Shona Henderson
Producer Seumas Mactaggart
Editor Innes Macleod

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