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What Is Science Doing to Predict Natural Disasters? Ever Wondered? (Series 1) (Enhanced DVD)

What Is Science Doing to Predict Natural Disasters? Ever Wondered? (Series 1) (Enhanced DVD)
With all the major natural disasters in the news today, have you wondered what anyone is doing about it? Buy this video and find out, so you can take precautions and prepare.
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Every time there's another major disaster, scientists get right on it trying to find out why it happened and how. This video goes in-depth to examine and explain how earthquakes work, how tsunamis are formed and grow, and what we mere mortals can do to prepare for them or, even better, to predict them before they occur. Is predicting natural disasters possible? These scientists think it is, and will tell you why and how. By this video today to learn about every step that goes on within the earth before earthquakes and tsunami's even form, and why they happen. We will also learn how to recognize the early stages of both disasters so we have warning enough to prepare and save thousands of lives in the process.
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John Watt looks at the biggest titans of Mother Nature including tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanoes that have shaped the foundation of New Zealand. Through a series of provocative interviews, unique archival footage, and incredible field testing, viewers get a picture of how science is attempting to explain these phenomena. A part of “Ever Wondered? (Series 1)” (22 minutes)


Segments in this video include:
  • Australian Plate Meets the Pacific Plate – Dr. John Watts meets with Dr. Hamish Campbell in order to learn about New Zealand’s seismic activity. The biggest earthquakes occur at subduction interfaces. The last major earthquake in Wellington was in 1855. Images of a 1931 earthquake that devastated Hastings and Napier are shown.
  • Earthquake Seismology – Dr. John Townsend gives an explanation of how slow earthquakes work, also known as slow slips. Studying how slow slips occur may be the key to being able to predict when the sudden violent earthquakes occur. Dr. John Watt uses a chocolate bar to show ductile and brittle movement. Dr. Townsend uses GPS data to find slow slips.
  • Tsunami Danger – Dr. Graham Leonard is attempting to ensure that New Zealanders don’t suffer the effects of a tsunami. He uses a model to demonstrate water movement in a tsunami.


    What Is Science Doing to Predict Natural Disasters? Ever Wondered? (Series 1)
  • Enhanced DVD
  • ISBN: 978-1-61753-774-5
  • Run Time: 22 Minutes
  • Copyright Date: 2011
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