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Deadliest Earthquakes
Title
Deadliest Earthquakes [electronic resource (video)] / Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.).
Published
New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2013], c2011.
Physical Description
1 streaming video file (60 min.) : sd., col.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on December 08, 2013.
Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Title from distributor's description.
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Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
NOVA follows a team of U.S. geologists as they first enter Haiti in the immediate aftermath of the 2010 epic earthquake, hunting for crucial evidence that will help them determine what the risks are of a new killer quake. Could this work one day lead to a breakthrough in predicting quakes before they happen? NOVA investigates intriguing new leads in its gripping investigation of a deadly scientific conundrum.
Variant and related titles
Films on demand.
Other formats
Originally produced: Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), 2011.
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 20, 2019
System details note
Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience
8 & up.
This program contains mature content, including graphic imagery that may not be appropriate for more sensitive viewers. Viewer discretion is advised.
Contents
Earthquake Hits Haiti (2:28)
Cutting Edge of Earthquake Research (1:46)
Plate Tectonics (1:55)
Ground Movement Data (3:26)
San Andreas Fault System (2:39)
Worst Case Scenario Drill (1:29)
Anza-Borrego State Park, Southern California (2:54)
Earthquake in South America (1:48)
Subduction and Megathrust (2:26)
Aftermath in Dichato, Chile (2:53)
Forecasting the Next Cascadia Earthquake (4:28)
Tsunami Threat (1:48)
Earthquake Forecasting: Olympic Peninsula, Washington (2:34)
Slow Slip Research (1:49)
Domino Effect (2:29)
Earthquake Warning Signals (2:37)
Earthquake Warning System (4:01)
Revolutionary Building Design (2:09)
Tsunami Vertical Evacuation Refuge (2:34)
Future of Earthquake Survival (1:48)
Credits: Deadliest Earthquakes (1:39)
Videorecording number
56061 Infobase
Subjects
Genre/Form
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Also listed under
Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase.
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.).
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