Blue Planet

A space film about Earth which gives us an experience of our home planet that, until now, has only been shared by astronauts. Spectacular scenes from space, filmed aboard several space shuttle missions, are intercut with scenes of the Earth's surface, clearly showing the powerful forces that affect our planet. Volcanoes, earthquakes and typhoons are depicted--but it is the signs of pollution, ozone depletion, deforestation and energy consumption as seen from space that reveal the more disturbing human impact.