Mega disasters, History
Type
Label
Mega disasters, History
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
Mega disasters
Medium
DVD
Oclc number
709581688
Responsibility statement
History
Runtime
410
Series statement
History classics
Summary
Asteroid apocalypse: Computer animations, models, and re-creations examine how an impact on the American west coast could spell disaster for the nation. Atlantis apocalypse: Computer animations, models, and re-creations examine how another eruption of the Santorini Volcano, like the one 3,500 years ago, could affect people todayAmerican volcano: Computer animations, models, and re-creations examine what would happen if Mt. Rainier erupted like Mt. St. Helens. The next Pompeii: Computer animations, models, and re-creations examine what would happen if Mt. Vesuvius erupted again in the same way as it erupted in 79 A.DWindy City tornado: Computer animations, models, and re-creations examine what would happen if a high speed tornado struck Chicago directly, as one almost did in 1967. New York City hurricane: Computer animations, models, and re-creations examine what would happen if a hurricane struck New York CityLA's killer quake: Computer animations, models, and re-creations examine what would happen if an earthquake the size of San Francisco's 1906 quake occurred in Los Angeles today. Yellowstone eruption: Computer animations, models, and re-creations examine what would happen if the mega volcano beneath Yellowstone National Park erupted againMega drought: Computer animations, models, and re-creations examine the Dust Bowl of the 1930's in the U.S. and what would happen if such a drough occured again. Mega freeze: Computer animations, models, and re-creations examine what would happen if Europe and the U.S. began to get cold due to the rapidly changing climate
Table Of Contents
Disc one. Asteroid apocalypse ; Atlantis apocalypse -- disc two. American volcano ; The next Pompeii -- disc three. Windy City tornado ; New York City hurricane -- disc four. LA's killer quake ; Yellowstone eruption -- disc five. Mega drought ; Mega freeze
Technique
live action
Classification
Subject
- Tornadoes -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Vesuvius (Italy) -- Eruption, 79
- Rainier, Mount (Wash.)
- Climatic changes
- Volcanic eruptions -- Yellowstone National Park
- Documentary television programs
- Santorini Volcano (Greece)
- Volcanic eruptions -- Washington (State) -- Rainier, Mount
- Natural disasters -- Pacific Coast (U.S.)
- Climatic changes -- Europe
- Earthquakes -- California -- Los Angeles
- Droughts
- Hurricanes -- New York (State) -- New York
- Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939
- Volcanic eruptions -- Greece
- Volcanic eruptions -- Italy -- Naples
- Asteroids + Collisions with Earth
- San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906
Is Derivative Of
Is Part Of
Mapped to
Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Contributor3
- Genre1
- Subject18
- Tornadoes -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Vesuvius (Italy) -- Eruption, 79
- Rainier, Mount (Wash.)
- Climatic changes
- Volcanic eruptions -- Yellowstone National Park
- Documentary television programs
- Santorini Volcano (Greece)
- Volcanic eruptions -- Washington (State) -- Rainier, Mount
- Natural disasters -- Pacific Coast (U.S.)
- Climatic changes -- Europe
- Earthquakes -- California -- Los Angeles
- Droughts
- Hurricanes -- New York (State) -- New York
- Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939
- Volcanic eruptions -- Greece
- Volcanic eruptions -- Italy -- Naples
- Asteroids + Collisions with Earth
- San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906
- Is Derivative Of1
- Is Part Of1
- Mapped to1