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David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet

Science predicts that were I born today, I would be witness to the following

Science predicts that were I born today, I would be witness to the following

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Science predicts that were I born today,
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I would be witness to the following.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
85
Timestamp in Movie
00:49:10
Uploaded
May 29, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Silverback Films,Altitude Film Entertainment,WWF-UK

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Movie Summary

One man has seen more of the natural world than any other. This unique feature documentary is his witness statement.
The Amazon Rainforest, cut down until it can no longer produce enough moisture, - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:19
The Amazon Rainforest, cut down until it can no longer produ...
At the same time, the Arctic becomes ice-free in the summer. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:19
At the same time, the Arctic becomes ice-free in the summer.
Throughout the north, frozen soils thaw, releasing methane, - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:17
Throughout the north, frozen soils thaw, releasing methane,
As the ocean continues to heat and becomes more acidic, - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:08
As the ocean continues to heat and becomes more acidic,
Global food production enters a crisis as soils become exhausted by overuse. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:07
Global food production enters a crisis as soils become exhau...
Pollinating insects disappear. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:09
Pollinating insects disappear.
Our planet becomes four degrees Celsius warmer. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:17
Our planet becomes four degrees Celsius warmer.
A sixth mass extinction event... - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:07
A sixth mass extinction event...
This is a series of one-way doors... - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:24
This is a series of one-way doors...
Right now, we're facing a manmade disaster of global scale. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:07
Right now, we're facing a manmade disaster of global sc...
If we don't take action, - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:12
If we don't take action,
But the longer we leave it, - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:07
But the longer we leave it,
But you now want to explain to us what peril we are in. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:07
But you now want to explain to us what peril we are in.
And, in a way, I wish I wasn't involved in this struggle. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:07
And, in a way, I wish I wasn't involved in this struggl...
[chuckles] - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:05
[chuckles]
But I've had unbelievable luck and good fortune. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:05
But I've had unbelievable luck and good fortune.
Um, and I certainly would feel very guilty... - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:06
Um, and I certainly would feel very guilty...
If I saw what the problems are and decided to ignore them. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:06
If I saw what the problems are and decided to ignore them.
[audience applauding] - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:13
[audience applauding]
[Attenborough] We are facing nothing less than the collapse of the living world. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:17
[Attenborough] We are facing nothing less than the collapse ...