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Tsunami [videorecording] : killer wave.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublication details: [United States] : Warner Home Video, c2005.Description: 1 x DVD ; 54 minsISBN:
  • 0792241193
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 551.4637 22
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. Hawaii's high risk -- 3. A tsunami's fury -- 4. pacific tsunami warning center -- 5. Japan's constant threat -- 6. Defending Japan -- 7. Honoring the dead -- 8. California's tidal wave -- 9. At the orphanage -- 10. The Cascadia subduction zone -- 11. Tsunami preparations -- 12. Conclusion -- 13. End.
Production credits:
  • Producer, Kevin Bachar ; writer, Jaime Bernanke ; executive producer, Michael Rosenfeld.
Cast: Narrator: Michael Carroll.Summary: "Tsunamis are one of nature's most powerful forces, yet they are one of the least understood. Usually created by undersea earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, these killer waves can race across entire oceans at more than 600 miles an hour and swallow cities whole, leaving thousands dead. Japan, Hawaii, and the Pacific Northwest have, throughout history, been struck by these destructive waves. Heart-stopping footage and stories of survival illustrate how catastrophic a tsunami can be."--Container.
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DVD University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection 551.4637 TS UN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available T0024129

Originally produced in 1997.

"A Pangolin Pictures Production for National Geographic Television.

"G75121"--Disc label.

1. Introduction -- 2. Hawaii's high risk -- 3. A tsunami's fury -- 4. pacific tsunami warning center -- 5. Japan's constant threat -- 6. Defending Japan -- 7. Honoring the dead -- 8. California's tidal wave -- 9. At the orphanage -- 10. The Cascadia subduction zone -- 11. Tsunami preparations -- 12. Conclusion -- 13. End.

Producer, Kevin Bachar ; writer, Jaime Bernanke ; executive producer, Michael Rosenfeld.

Narrator: Michael Carroll.

"Tsunamis are one of nature's most powerful forces, yet they are one of the least understood. Usually created by undersea earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, these killer waves can race across entire oceans at more than 600 miles an hour and swallow cities whole, leaving thousands dead. Japan, Hawaii, and the Pacific Northwest have, throughout history, been struck by these destructive waves. Heart-stopping footage and stories of survival illustrate how catastrophic a tsunami can be."--Container.

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