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The World's Worst Disasters
Publisher
BBC Worldwide Ltd
Publication Date
[2008]
Language
English
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Table of Contents
From the eVideo
What is a Volcano? (1:34) --
How Volcanoes are Formed (3:02) --
Types of Volcanoes (3:16) --
Record Breaking Volcanoes (2:04) --
Deadliest Volcano (3:33) --
Shield Volcanoes (2:45) --
Subglacial & Submarine Volcanoes (2:10) --
Mountain of Fire (3:07) --
Skaftáreldar (2:40) --
Super Volcanoes (3:43) --
Mount St. Helens (3:04) --
Mount Pinatubo (4:07) --
Mount Nyiragongo (2:16) --
Vulcanologists (6:29) --
Credits: Killer Volcanoes: The World's Worst Disasters (0:39)
From the eVideo
Long and Deadly Earthquakes (2:46) --
San Fernando Earthquake (1:50) --
How Earthquakes Are Formed (4:13) --
Underwater Earthquakes (1:42) --
Measuring Earthquakes (2:19) --
Chilean Earthquake - May 22 1960 (1:37) --
Fault Lines (2:09) --
Volcanic Eruptions (1:35) --
Good Friday Earthquake (2:54) --
Mexico City Earthquake (3:45) --
Loma Prieta Earthquake (1:54) --
1989 San Francisco Earthquake (3:27) --
Northridge Earthquake (2:53) --
Predicting Northridge (2:12) --
Earthquake Planning (2:14) --
Advances in Earthquake Technology (3:59) --
Conclusion: When America Shook: The World's Worst Disasters (2:04) --
Credits: When America Shook: The World's Worst Disasters (0:50)
From the eVideo
India Flood Disasters (3:20) --
China Flood Disasters (3:21) --
Riverly Flood (3:53) --
Estuary Floods (1:58) --
Coastal Floods (1:43) --
Catastrophic Flood (1:59) --
Flash Flood (2:14) --
North Sea Floods: January 31st, 1953 (6:02) --
Nagoya, Japan: September 26th, 1959 (2:32) --
Italy: November 4th, 1966 (3:34) --
South-Eastern United States: June 19th, 1972 (2:53) --
Poland: July 1997 (2:17) --
Flood Warning Systems (2:05) --
Flood Protection Systems (5:36) --
Credits: Torrents of Terror: The World's Worst Disasters (0:48)
From the eVideo
Introduction: Alpine Avalanches: The World's Worst Disasters (2:35) --
Alps Fatalities (2:45) --
Avalanches During War (3:22) --
Slab Avalanche (2:01) --
Huascaran Avalanche (1:16) --
Wind Avalanche (2:18) --
Wellington Avalanche (2:20) --
Blons Avalanche (3:32) --
Mount Rainier Avalanche (3:42) --
Galtuer Avalanche (4:40) --
Hazard Zones in Galtuer (3:04) --
Harsh European Winter of 1999 (1:56) --
Avalanche Defenses and Survival Techniques (3:33) --
Avalanche Rescue Efforts (2:10) --
Avalanche Research (3:02) --
Predicting and Preventing Disaster (3:07) --
Credits: Alpine Avalanches: The World's Worst Disasters (0:49)
From the eVideo
Tangshan Quake (2:45) --
Measuring Earthquake Magnitude (2:51) --
Plate Tectonics (3:16) --
Ancash Earthquake (1:21) --
Ancash Avalanche (2:39) --
Ancash Rescue Efforts (3:38) --
Ring of Fire (3:17) --
Nicaragua Earthquake (2:23) --
Nicaragua Rescue Efforts (3:12) --
Central American Volcanic Chain (2:54) --
Guatemala Earthquake (2:42) --
Guatemala Rescue Efforts (2:32) --
Gujarat Earthquake (2:24) --
Gujarat Relief Efforts (2:08) --
Poor Building Construction (2:55) --
Earthquake Warning Efforts (2:48) --
Credits: Shattered Countries: The World's Worst Disasters (0:50)
From the eVideo
1556 Shaanxi Earthquake (2:01) --
Earthquake Formation (2:46) --
Richter Scale (1:58) --
1988 Armenian Earthquake (2:09) --
1988 Armenian Earthquake Response (2:24) --
1923 Great Kanto Earthquake (3:05) --
1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake (2:50) --
1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake Effects (2:07) --
Comparing Earthquakes (2:28) --
1999 Izmit Earthquake (3:15) --
1999 Izmit Earthquake Warnings (2:07) --
2008 Sichuan Earthquake (3:11) --
2008 Sichuan Earthquake Damage (2:59) --
2008 Sichuan Earthquake Cause (1:39) --
Earthquake Prediction (2:49) --
Earthquake Storm Theory (1:56) --
Testing Earthquake Storm Theory (2:20) --
Conclusion: Quakes from Hell: The World's Worst Disasters (1:39) --
Credits: Quakes from Hell: The World's Worst Disasters (0:50)
From the eVideo
Japan's Tsunamis (3:21) --
Tsunami Causes (1:27) --
Hawaii Tsunamis (2:06) --
Tsunami Formation (2:46) --
Characteristics of a Tsunami (1:53) --
Minoan Megatsunami (1:19) --
Lituya Bay Megatsunami (4:41) --
Man-Made Megatsunami (1:57) --
Tsunami Warning Signs (2:12) --
1960 Hawaii Tsunami (2:39) --
1998 Papua New Guinea Tsunami (3:09) --
1998 Papua New Guinea Tsunami Response (1:16) --
2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami in Sumatra (3:56) --
2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami in Thailand and Sri Lanka (2:17) --
2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami Response (2:41) --
Tsunami Warning Systems (2:47) --
Cumbre Vieja Danger (3:10) --
Credits: Tsunami - Killer Waves: The World's Worst Disasters (0:49)
From the eVideo
North Indian Cyclone Basin (2:49) --
1999 Odisha Cyclone (1:49) --
Cyclone Formation (3:12) --
Cyclone Warnings (2:43) --
Bhola Cyclone (3:57) --
Indian Government Offers Aid (2:21) --
Cyclone Tracy (3:44) --
Cyclone Tracy Response (2:19) --
Cyclone Marian (3:20) --
Cyclone Marian Relief Efforts (2:59) --
Cyclone Nargis (3:25) --
Aid Efforts Blocked (2:55) --
Aid Workers Given Limited Access (3:57) --
Cyclone Nargis Response (1:05) --
Cyclone Sidr (1:38) --
Conclusion: Killer Cyclones: The World's Worst Disasters (1:45) --
Credits: Killer Cyclones: The World's Worst Disasters (0:40)
From the eVideo
Atlantic Hurricane Season (3:35) --
Hurricane Formation (3:42) --
Saffir-Simpson Scale (1:21) --
Hurricane Andrew (2:55) --
U.S. National Hurricane Center (1:46) --
Hurricane Hugo in the Caribbean (3:14) --
Hurricane Hugo in the United States (2:42) --
Hurricane Mitch in Honduras (2:54) --
Hurricane Mitch Damage (2:21) --
Hurricane Mitch in Mexico and Florida (2:40) --
Hurricane Katrina in Florida (3:52) --
Hurricane Katrina Evacuation Plans (3:31) --
Hurricane Katrina Levee Failure (2:40) --
Hurricane Katrina Chaos (3:07) --
Hurricane in New York (2:08) --
Conclusion: Hurricanes from Hell: The World's Worst Disasters (1:01) --
Credits: Hurricanes from Hell: The World's Worst Disasters (0:50)
From the eVideo
Introduction: Twisters and Weird Weather: The World's Worst Disasters (2:03) --
Deadliest Tornado in History (3:05) --
Classification of Tornadoes (3:48) --
1999 Oklahoma Tornado Outbreak (2:25) --
Most Expensive Tornado Outbreak in America (3:42) --
Fujita Rating (1:50) --
Surviving an F-5 Tornado (3:27) --
Tri-State Tornado (2:56) --
Tornado Forecasting (2:47) --
Tornado Spotter Danger (2:43) --
1979 Red River Valley Tornado Outbreak (2:40) --
1979 Super Outbreak (1:52) --
Dangers of Tornadoes (3:04) --
Tornadoes in Britain (2:00) --
Atmospheric Vortex Engine (3:15) --
Thrill Seekers (3:46) --
Credits: Twister and Weird Weather: The World's Worst Disasters (0:33)
From the eVideo
European Heat Wave (2:59) --
Heat Wave Definition (2:19) --
Chicago Heat Wave (3:17) --
Ethiopia Drought and Famine (2:13) --
Famine and Civil War (2:51) --
Live Aid Campaign (2:33) --
Storm of the Century (3:02) --
Extreme Cold (3:37) --
Storm of the Century Aftermath (2:21) --
Extreme Winter (2:31) --
Extreme Wind (2:18) --
Great Storm Formation (2:52) --
Manmade Extreme Weather (1:36) --
Hurricane Grace (4:05) --
Flooding (2:41) --
Bangladesh Disaster (2:12) --
Credits: Extreme Weather: The World's Worst Disasters (0:41)
From the eVideo
Southeast Asia Fires (3:04) --
Long Term Effects (4:00) --
Forest Fire Elements (2:19) --
Yellowstone Fires (2:18) --
Yellowstone Fire Aftermath (3:33) --
Greece Wildfires (2:18) --
Greece Wildfire Relief Efforts (3:03) --
Southern California Fires (2:07) --
Southern California Fire Aftermath (2:10) --
Wildfire Origins (3:10) --
Brazil Rain Forest Fires (3:32) --
Fighting Wildfires (2:31) --
Smoke Jumpers (1:47) --
Victoria Wildfires (3:10) --
Fleeing Victoria Wildfires (2:39) --
Wildfire Outlook (1:47) --
Credits: World's Worst Forest Fires: The World's Worst Disasters (0:54)
From the eVideo
Mount St. Helens (1:29) --
Human Landslide Factors (1:35) --
Landslide Definition (2:41) --
Rock Slides and Slumps (2:40) --
Aberfan Disaster (2:03) --
Search and Rescue Efforts (2:51) --
Community in Mourning (2:13) --
Aferban Tribunal (4:55) --
Armero Disaster (3:23) --
Armero Landslide (3:22) --
Armero Rescue Efforts (2:04) --
Vargas Disaster (2:56) --
Vargas Rescue Efforts (4:06) --
El Salvador Earthquake (3:35) --
Deforestation and Destruction (1:47) --
Predicting Landslides (1:59) --
Credits: Devastating Landslides: The World's Worst Disasters (0:50)
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