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English
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"In Storms, see what happens when huge masses of air collide. Destructive or not, storms benefit us. The tropical regions of the Earth would be too hot to inhabit--and the subpolar regions too cold -- if we didn't have hurricanes and typhoons to distribute the Earth's heat so efficiently"--Container.
Language
English
Description
It's been snowing all night and the snow removal crew is working hard to clear the streets. "Blower," the big blowing machine gobbles up the piles of snow and shoots it up into huge dump trucks that haul it away to the dumping station. "Bobcats" scoot up and down the sidewalks, pushing all the snow into the street, while "Big Dude" the snowplow makes nice neat rows for "Blower" to pick up.
3) Wild weather
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Tornadoes or sandstorms take simple ingredients like air, earth and water and transform them into something spectacular, powerful and incredibly dangerous. And despite scientists studying it for thousands of years, we know far less about how weather works than anyone might expect. This, however, is about to change: by teaming up with maverick experts and renowned specialists from all around the world, a whole range of fascinating new discoveries from...
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Gathering Storm forms a unique view on the planet's fiercest storms, through the experience of people who work at sea inside the major hurricane zones of the world. So as the storm approaches and the clock ticks down, witness weather at its wildest, from all angles.
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Whenever there's a crisis, modern adventurer George Kourounis gathers up his courage and his film crew for another encounter with nature at its harshest. From the Midwest's "tornado alley" to the "Boiling Lake of Dominica" to the treacherous waters of South America's "Fin del Mundo," Angry Planet presents a compelling and edifying record of one man's extremely dangerous obsession. Acclaimed for its camera work and its host's unflinching wonder in...
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
"Take a front row seat on a period of U.S. history from 1930-1940 when America's heartland was ravaged by a weather phenomenon that became known as a "black blizzard." Watch as scientists and special effects experts recreate the black blizzards in amazing detail and reveal that this was a man-made disaster. Discover how these phenomena form, what they're made of, and how they affect people's health and the environment. Learn how a black blizzard emerged...
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