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DVDsGEOBASICSPROGRAMMESx13GLOBALGEOGRAPHICPROGRAMMES21THEBIGQUAKEAdocumentarychronicleoftheOctober1989SanFranciscoearthquakewhichcaughttheheadlinesallovertheworld.FeaturinginterviewswithfieldgeologistsastheyworkedandlocalofficialsastheyattemptedtocalmpeopletheDVDshowsrarelyrecordedaspectsofamajorenvironmentaldisasterinthenotoriousquake-proneSanAndreasfaultzone.formatDVD58mins.ZDVD1219.99x0IllustratedaboveVOLCANOESUNDERSTANDINGTHEHAZARDSStudentswillseeandunderstandtheprocessesthatleadtooneofnaturex19smostterrifyingphenomena-theeruptionofvolcanoes.Recentlive-actionfootageillustratesthehazardsvolcanoesposetomillionsofpeoplearoundtheworld.formatDVD20mins.ZDVD529.99x0IllustratedaboveTHEHYDROLOGICCYCLEWATERINMOTIONDynamiccomputergraphicsandliveactionfootageshowthepathofwaterasitevaporatesfromthevastsurfacesoftheoceansasitcondensesascloudsfrominvisiblewatervapourwhichisreleasedasrainandsnowandfinallyrunsofftheearthx19ssurfaceinstreamsandrivers.formatDVD20mins.ZDVD629.99x0IllustratedaboveDVDDVDWAVESTIDESANDTHECOASTALENVIRONMENTAsaresultofmyriadinteractingprocessescoastlinespresentamosaicofvariedandever-changingenvironmentsthatrangefromprecipitousseacliffstoestuarinemudflatsandlongstretchesofdune-backedsandybeaches.Eachenvironmentprovidesadifferenttypeofhabitatforplantandanimallifeandallareaffectedbytheinterplayoflandandwater.Thisprogrammeexplainshowtheceaselessmotionofwavesandcurrentsandtheriseandfalloftidescontributetotheconstantmodificationofthecoastalzonesdynamiclandwaterinterface.formatDVD24mins.ZDVD434.95x0x0IllustratedaboveMOUNTAINSMOUNTAIN-BUILDINGPROCESSESHowdoestheEarthbuildamountainThisgraphicandexcitingprogrammeexaminessuchmountainbuildingprocessesasvolcanicactivityfaultinganddistortionofrocksthroughfoldingandbending.Mountainbuildingprocessesaremostactiveattheboundariesbetweenlithosphericplatesandtheprogrammeillustratestheprocesseswithlive-actionfootagefromtheAlpsAndesRockyMountainsHimalayasandtheCascadescombinedwithcolourfulanimatedgraphics.ZDVD234.95IllustratedaboveformatDVD23mins.RIVERSSHAPESOfEARTHLANDSCAPESFromlushtropicalrainforeststobarrendesertsEarthx19sland-scapesareshapedbytheforceofrunningwater.ThisdynamicprogrammeexplainsthewatercyclecategorisestypesofstreamsandexplainsfluvialprocesseswithdramaticfootageoftheAmazonMississippiNileRhineGangesandMekongriversandsmallerstreamsaroundtheworld.ZDVD334.95IllustratedaboveformatDVD23mins.DVDDVDDVDGLOBALCLIMATECHANGEx13EARTHx19SATMOSPHEREHEATSUPBillNyex13areal-lifescientistandaward-winningeducatorknowshowtomakethissubjectmatterrealandrelevant.Billlooksatthesciencebehindcutting-edgeissuesinterviewsleadingexpertsandshowsstudentshowtoanalysefactsbeforeformingopinions.FindouthowexpertsmeasureclimatechangeseehowcarbondioxideaffectstemperatureoftheEarthx19satmosphereandhearabouttheroleoffossilfuels.Itx19sallpartofBillNyex19sin-depthlookatpossiblecausesofglobalwarming.ZDVD734.95x0IllustratedaboveformatDVD26mins.DVDGREENARCHITECTUREENVIRONMENTALLYfRIENDLYHOUSINGCombiningaestheticssustainabilityandfunctionisthechallengeofgreenarchitecture-and20teamsofcollegestudentsfromNorthAmericaandEuropebrilliantlyrisetothatchallengeastheycompetetodesignbuildanddemonstratetheoperationofthemostattractiveandenergy-efficienthouseatthe2007SolarDecathlonheldinWashingtonD.C.ThisprogrammetrackstheteamsfromtheUniversityofMarylandMITTheUniversityofTexasatAustinandLawrenceTechnologicalUniversityastheyseekoutcorporatesponsorsresearchavailablematerialsandhonetheirconstructionskillstocreateappealinglivingspacesthatrequirezeroenergy.formatDVD31mins.ZDVD2339.95x0IllustratedbelowDVDDVDGEOBASICS-ENVIRONMENTALISSUESHUMANIMPACTThisvideolooksaturgentenvironmentalconcernsfacingplanetEarthandwhatpeoplecandotorepairthedegradationhumanshavecaused.Airandwaterpollutiontheeffectsofpollutiononhealthandtheenvironmentdeforestationandlossofwetlandsozonedepletionandglobalwarmingandthenegativeimpactofagricultureconstructionandrecreationtourismarediscussed.Theprogramendswithanti-pollutioninitiativeslikerecyclingandgreaterenergyefficiency.ThekeymessageindividualscanmakeadifferenceformatDVD23mins.ZDVD2134.95x0IllustratedbelowDVDDVDDVDPOPULATION-HUMANDEMOGRAPHICSComparepopulationissuesaroundtheworldfromdemographicstosocialandculturalaspectsandseehoweducationandindustrialisationcanaffecthumanpopulation.StudentswillhearaboutThirdWorldIssueslookatworld-wideconsumptiontrendsandanalysemassmediaeducationefforts.formatDVD26mins.ZDVD2229.95x0Illustratedbelow.CLOUDSANDPATTERNSOfWEATHERCloudtypesandpatternshavelongbeenusedtopredicttheweather.Evenwithtodayx19sspaceagetechnologymeteorologistsrelyheavilyoninterpretingtheimagesofcloudpatternsprovidedbyorbitingsatellites.Thisdramaticprogrammereviewshowcloudsareformedillustratesdifferenttypesofcloudsandexplainswhatthesedifferenttypesindicateintermsofweatherpatterns.ZDVD134.95IllustratedaboveformatDVD21mins.