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Wind
Title
Wind [electronic resource (video)] / BBC Worldwide Ltd.
Published
New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2011], c2010.
Physical Description
1 streaming video file (50 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on July 19, 2011.
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
Often thought of as nature at its most elusive and chaotic, the wind is actually a function of highly regimented patterns-forces within the Earth's atmosphere that have shaped the destiny of continents and lie at the heart of some of the greatest turning points in human history. This program travels to stunning locations in the Sahara desert, on the coast of West Africa, and among the currents of the South Pacific to show how people have exploited the power of the wind for thousands of years. In the process, the film sets sail on one of the fastest racing boats ever built as it explores our turbulent relationship with nature's invisible, unstoppable invader.
Variant and related titles
Films on demand.
Other formats
Originally produced: BBC Worldwide Ltd., 2010
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 20, 2019
Series
How Earth Made Us: The Untold Story of History
System details note
Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience
6 & up.
Contents
Introduction to Wind (1:53)
Harnessing the Wind (1:37)
Chinguetti (3:17)
Climate and Large Scale Wind Movements (2:14)
Christopher Columbus (3:17)
Trade Winds (3:45)
Wind & the Slave Trade (2:05)
Jet Stream (1:02)
Dust Bowl (1:58)
China - Loess Plateau (3:56)
How to Start an Empire: Surplus Food (3:01)
Desert Pavement (2:38)
Mount Conner (Attila), Australia (4:14)
Hurricanes (2:21)
Pacific Ocean (1:37)
El Niño (4:25)
El Niño - Southern Oscillation (5:12)
Summary of Wind (1:08)
Credits: Wind (0:48)
Videorecording number
43923s Infobase
43926 Infobase
Subjects
Genre/Form
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Also listed under
BBC Worldwide Ltd.
Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase.
National Geographic Television & Film
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