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  1. Hurricane! (1990 Video)

    Producer
    Larry Engel; Thomas Lucas
    Subject
    Geography
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Looks at the attempt of an ageing propeller-driven plane to fly into the eye of the hurricane Gilbert on 6 September 1988. By accurately predicting Gilbert’s path, lives and property could be saved. This...

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  2. At the Speed of Lightning (1978 Video)

    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Opens with a brief introduction to the history of lightning studies. Thundercloud formation and theories about the build up of charges are shown. Shows the French lightning study centre at Foudre in the...

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  3. Vorticity (2 Parts) (1965 Film)

    Director
    J Churchill
    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Shows simple experimental demonstrations relating to vorticity and circulation in fluids and explains their concepts and usefulness in understanding fluid motion. Vorticity and circulation are defined in...

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  4. Atmospheric Convection and Simulation (1980 Video)

    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. VHS. col. 32 min.

    Nature of convection in the atmosphere (time-lapse of cumulus over sun-heated mountains) and in the laboratory (tank demonstration). Description of ‘meteotron’ and shots of experiments in 1978-79 to...

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  5. Air Traffic Control (1998 Video)

    Producer
    Peter Allison
    Subject
    Information technology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 29 min., 2000 sale: £35.00 (+VAT inc. p&p) VHS, higher education

    Uses the example of air traffic control to illustrate the application of information systems and technology to a complex and safety-critical scenario. Shows the environment of the air traffic controller and...

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  6. What to Do About Co (1984 Video)

    Subject
    Environmental science
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 39 min.

    The term ‘greenhouse effect’ is becoming commonplace. It concerns the global problem of increasing carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere. This increase, it is predicted, will produce a warming of the...

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  7. Warming Warning (1981 Video)

    Producer
    Richard Broad
    Subject
    Environmental science
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 52 min.

    The carbon dioxide content of the earth’s atmosphere acts like the glass in a greenhouse. Burned at the present rate, the resulting emission of carbon dioxide will have warmed the earth’s atmosphere by...

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  8. Hydrological Simulation by Computer (1980 Film, Video)

    Director
    Gordon Thomson
    Subject
    Geography
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Discusses the natural hydrological processes, their time variation and complicated interaction and computer simulation and its application to the complex problems of hydrology. Provides an insight into how...

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  9. Savage Planet (2000 Video)

    Director
    Kate Coombes; Emma Hawley; Chris Malone
    Producer
    Liz McLeod
    Subject
    Geography
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 186 min., 2000 sale: £14.99 (inclusive)

    Series in eight parts about natural phenomena and catastrophic events: 1) Star Wounds: meteorites and the possibilities of a meteorite collision; 2) White Terror: avalanches; 3) Dangerous Waters: volcanic...

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  10. Burning Question: Propaganda and the Denial of Climate Change, A (2012)

    Director
    Paula Kehoe
    Producer
    Marcus Stewart
    Subject
    Environmental science
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 52 mins), $195

    Climate change has been hailed as "the biggest challenge to mankind in human history" and has also been called "the biggest swindle". Today many people are confused as to what climate change is and what...

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