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  1. Earth Science Videodisk (1994 Video)

    Subject
    Geography; Geology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videodisc. NTSC standard only. For UK use requires dual-standard player and monitor., £240.25 (+VAT inc. p&p)

    Consists of over 3500 photographs, diagrams, animations and videos selected and catalogued by the American Geological Institute to support standard [US] earth sciences texts and lecture subjects in physical...

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  2. Electric Skies (1994)

    Director
    Richard Burke
    Producer
    Heather Couper; Nigel Henbest
    Subject
    Physics

    Charts the new wave of experiments and investigations into the 1800 active thunderstorms that occur on earth at any one time. Looks at ball lightning, ribbon lightning and the strange red ‘sprites’ that...

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  3. Meteo Disc (1992 Video)

    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    Sale, LaserVision videodisc. PAL.

    A resource disc containing about 600 cloud motion image sequences from geo-stationary and polar-orbiting weather satellites recorded bytween 1967 and 1991 and the film CLOUD MOTION AND SCALES by Christian...

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  4. Stormy Voyage of Christopher Columbus, The (1992 Video)

    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    Free loan, Videocassette. VHS (PAL, SECAM). col. 9 min.

    The concept stems from an idea of John Morgan, first director of Eumetsat, who, having seen a reproduction of the ship’s journal of Christopher Columbus, recognised the possibility of depicting through...

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  5. 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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  6. Greenhouse Effect, The 1 (1989 Video)

    Director
    Richard White
    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min., 2000 sale: £30.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Looks at the causes and implications of global warming and climate change. Fox example, a minute rise in temperature within the Pacific basin can result in drought in Africa and flooding in Pakistan....

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  7. Oceans and Climates (1989)

    Producer
    Tony Jolly
    Subject
    Geography; Geology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (DVD-R, 25 minutes), £34.99 (CM)

    In late 1982 a surge of warm water swept across the surface of the Pacific depressing the nutrient rich upwelling water of Peru and causing the already over-fished anchovy fishery to collapse completely....

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  8. Weather on the Move (1989 Video)

    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 35 min., 1997 sale: £14.95 (+VAT +p&p) (World Microfilms)

    Francis Wilson of SKY News Weather discusses how the earth was created, the link between climate and life on earth, predicting the weather, jetstreams and how they affect the earth’s climate, the Gulf...

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  9. Downbursts (1986 Video)

    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 28 min., 2000 sale: £30.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Concentrates more on aviation than meteorology discussing the hazardous low-level wind shears associated with downdraughts from severe convective storms (downbursts). Describes flying techniques which enable...

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  10. 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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