Killer hurricanes
(DVD)
Contributors
Twinch, Oliver, television producer,
Williams, Paul (Director), director of photography,
Sechler, Craig, narrator.
Baysted, Stephen, 1969- composer (expression)
Martin, Ben Lavington, editor of moving image work.
Williams, Paul (Director), director of photography,
Sechler, Craig, narrator.
Baysted, Stephen, 1969- composer (expression)
Martin, Ben Lavington, editor of moving image work.
Published
[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS Distribution, [2018].
Format
DVD
Edition
Widescreen.
ISBN
9781531702311, 1531702317
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (53 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Headquarters Library - Adult Video | DVD 551.55209729 KIL 2018 | In |
| Millhopper Branch - Adult Video | DVD 551.55209729 KIL 2018 | In |
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Published
[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS Distribution, [2018].
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
ISBN
9781531702311, 1531702317
UPC
841887034005
Notes
General Note
Originally aired on PBS as an episode of NOVA on November 1, 2017.
Creation/Production Credits
Editor, Ben Lavington Martin ; music, Stephen Baystead.
Participants/Performers
Narrator, Craig Sechler.
Description
"The Great Hurricane of 1780 took nine days to blast its way across the Caribbean, killing at least 20,000--the highest known death toll of any single weather event in history. What made this superstorm so deadly? To reconstruct its epic scale and investigate what made it so devastating, NOVA joins historians and storm sleuths as they track down clues in eyewitness chronicles, old ruins, and computer simulations. Their evidence points to a truly terrifying, 300-mile-wide storm--with wind speeds probably exceeding 230 miles an hour and 25-foot storm surges that demolished everything in their path. But just how unusual was the Great Hurricane? Diving into sinkholes off Barbados and squirming into caves in the Yucatan, NOVA's experts recover traces of tempests stretching back over more than 1,000 years. The picture they paint is disturbing: mega-hurricanes were not only more frequent in the past but are likely to strike again in our near future, as climate change warms the oceans and fuels more intense hurricanes. Were the deaths and damage inflicted by storms like Hurricane Sandy a prelude to more devastating disasters?"--Container
Target Audience
Rating: TV-PG.
System Details
DVD; NTSC, Region 1; wide screen presentation; stereo.
Language
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Twinch, O., Williams, P. (., Sechler, C., Baysted, S., & Martin, B. L. (2018). Killer hurricanes (Widescreen.). PBS Distribution.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Oliver, Twinch et al.. 2018. Killer Hurricanes. PBS Distribution.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Oliver, Twinch et al.. Killer Hurricanes PBS Distribution, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Twinch, Oliver,, et al. Killer Hurricanes Widescreen., PBS Distribution, 2018.
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