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  1. Cobra Res (2014)

    Subject
    Environmental science; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL), £20.00

    Documentary. In January 2014 COBRA RES invited a selection of artists, writers and filmmakers to respond to the recent deluge of COBRA emergency meetings about the continued flooding affecting parts of the...

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  2. Volcanoes/Geohazards: Monitoring and Prediction (2013)

    Subject
    Geography
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 38 minutes), £49.00

    This learning resource shows how volcanologists in Montserrat and Iceland are predicting the location, frequency and severity of future volcanic and seismic events. It gives details of the latest equipment...

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  3. When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (2007)

    Director
    Spike Lee
    Subject
    Geography; Politics & government; Sociology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 248 minutes), £25.99

    When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005, director Spike Lee, like many who watched the unfolding drama on television news, was shocked not only by the scale of the disaster, but by the slow, inept and...

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  4. Natural Disaster Films 1905-1973 (2005)

    aka: Natural Disaster Films - Earthquakes, Floods, Tornados & Hurricanes

    Subject
    Geography
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0, 150 minutes), $19.95

    A compilation of footage of earthquakes, floods, tornadoes & hurricanes. Includes: 1936 PITTSBURGH FLOOD (PART II - PART I MISSING) (1936, 2:49, Silent); A TRIP DOWN MARKET STREET BEFORE THE FIRE (1906,...

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  5. 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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  6. Natural Disasters Cd-Rom (1999 Multimedia)

    Subject
    Environmental science
    Distribution
    CD-ROM

    An interactive CD-ROM investigating types of natural hazards, ways of preventing their becoming disasters, response when disasters occur and the process of recovery. An interactive scenario allows the user...

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  7. Living with Disaster (1996 Video)

    Director
    Damien Rea
    Producer
    Janet Boston
    Subject
    Development studies; Environmental science
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 26 min., 1999 sale: £30.00 (+VAT inc. p&p) (UK education)

    Shows what happens in poorer countries when natural disasters such as earthquakes, typhoons and drought strike. In contrast to the stereotyped images of people in developing countries as hopeless, passive...

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  8. Tectonics and Climate

    Subject
    Geography
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 220 minutes), £60.00

    Using case studies from around the world, this compilation investigates natural hazards and disasters, and human responses to them. It also considers the interaction between people and the environment as a...

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