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Director:Sofia Pineda Ochoa
Released: 2020

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Endgame 2050 goes through what scientists believe life will be like in 2050 if we do not fix our current environmental issues.

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The main character is Sofia Pineda Ochoa. She is the narrator throughout the whole documentary. Besides just being the narrator she describes some of her own personal experiences relating to the topic. She has a very worrisome outlook over the whole situation, which is to be expected. But she also feels humans can fix their mistakes. There are also many scientists/doctors/researchers who put their input about the topic. They are very similar to the narrator.

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The documentary goes through many different environmental issues. It includes ocean acidification, plastic in the ocean, and the current climate crisis.

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One impact of the eco-issue is how plastic in the ocean will affect humans. Currently humans who eat seafood consume around 11,000 plastic particles per year. The future affect this will have on humans is currently unknown. Another impact of the eco-issue is how the current climate crisis is affecting animals. Due to rising temperatures, Arctic ice is melting and many animals are losing their habitat. One more impact of the eco-issue is how ocean acidification is affecting us.  The major issue of this is how it is affecting phytoplankton because they provide more than 50% of our oxygen. These eco-issues mainly impact animals. It is affecting their habits and how they live.

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When water freezes in the winter(or freezes in general) methane becomes trapped in it. The reason methane becomes trapped in it is because when bacteria feed on decaying organic matter they expel methane gas. The methane becomes released when the spring comes and when the water melts the methane is released back into the atmosphere. This is an issue since methane has a way higher heat-trapping affect compared to carbon dioxide. This especially comes as an issue because lakes that are usually frozen are starting to melt due to rising temperatures. It then causes even more methane to be released into the atmosphere.

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The pockets of methane trapped within Canada's frozen Lake Abraham are a natural wonder, dazzling yet with a deadly core.

Beautiful, aren't they? But these ethereal blue orbs found in Canada's frozen Lake Abraham have a dark side. Although produced by a natural process, the alluring ice-encased bubbles enclose a dangerous greenhouse gas and are therefore a threat to the planet.

The story of how the bubbles come into being is far from appealing and, as with many a horror story, it starts with dead bodies. Microbes feeding on decomposing organic matter at the bottom of the lake release methane, which floats to the surface in bubbles.

When the water freezes in winter, these bubbles become trapped, producing magical landscapes. But come the spring thaw, the bubbles pop, releasing the methane within them to the atmosphere. Methane is highly flammable and so the bubbles explode when set alight. Its real danger lies in its impact on Earth's temperature. Although methane doesn't stick around in the atmosphere like carbon dioxide, its heat-trapping effect is 34 times stronger, making it potentially far more detrimental to our climate.

This pretty-but-pressing problem isn't limited to Canada: Russian and US scientists have also measured methane emissions from thawing bogs in Siberia; and as the climate warms, more once-frozen lakes could also start releasing their gases.

Scientists have yet to find a solution. Nevertheless, the main source of global methane is human activity. We can all help by eating less red meat and dairy produce - livestock produces huge amounts of the gas. Farmers are also helping: some use anaerobic digesters to turn farm waste and other methane sources into cleaner biogas.

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The pockets of methane trapped within Canada's frozen Lake Abraham are a natural wonder, dazzling yet with a deadly core. Beautiful, aren't they? But these ethereal blue orbs found in Canada's frozen Lake Abraham have a dark side. Although produced by a natural process, the alluring ice-encased bubbles enclose a dangerous greenhouse gas and are therefore a threat to the planet.

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This documentary has one section, a short film, that is science fiction. It fits underneath this category because the short film goes through what life could be like in 2050. But we are not sure entirely if life will be like that, we have to wait and see.

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I would definitely recommend this documentary to others. It is highly informative and really puts into perspective what is currently happening on our earth. It can also help inspire people to help our planet. I would rank this at a 4.