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Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A close-up look at volcanoes and the effects on the environment around them. From the depths of the abyss to the high-altitude snow-capped peaks, the series paints a detailed picture of the struggles and amazing adaptation required to survive around volcanoes.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (54 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
NOVA's expert team looks for the signature of a volcanic eruption big enough to have blasted a huge cloud of ash and sulfuric acid into the atmosphere. Killer Volcanoes spotlights the search for the mystery volcano that plunged the globe into a deep freeze and inflicted famine on medieval Europe.
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (approximately 225min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Earth is an incredible, exceptional planet with an amazing life story full of cataclysmic disasters, eleventh-hour coincidences that save it from extinction, and an astonishing power to continually regenerate. This... series uses breathtaking footage and specialist imaging to tell the story of the great forces that shape the planet - volcanoes, the ocean, the atmosphere and ice. Traveling from Ethiopia's unique lava lake to an ice cave under a glacier...
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 135 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Real Story from History, looks at one of the world's most devastating natural disasters and projects what would happen if Mt. Vesuvius erupted again today. Many scientists believe we are playing with fire and that Vesuvius will erupt soon, and question how the now three million residents could escape. In 79 AD Vesuvius exploded, burying the city of Pompeii and other Roman towns along the Bay of Naples beneath layers of ash and pumice, killing...
Series
Publisher
Little Mammoth Media
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 50 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Travel to Hawaii and visit active volcanoes. Watch an expert demolition team implode a 22-story building! Watch supersonic jets fly faster than the speed of sound!
7) Skyfire
Publisher
Screen Media
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A young scientist invents a cutting-edge volcanic warning system and returns to the tropical island where her mother tragically died, hoping she can prevent future deaths. The island is now home to the world's only volcano theme park and resort, the brainchild of its reckless owner Jack. Chaos soon erupts when the once dormant volcano starts to rumble. It's a battle with nature to get off the island while fiery death and destruction rains down from...
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 69 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Take a whirlwind voyage around the globe: experience close encounters with a bald eagle, an erupting volcano, and friendly whales to learn how teamwork can save the day. Sing, clap, pat, dance, laugh, and problem-solve with the Little Einsteins.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"The Virunga Mountains in East Africa are home to two of the world's most dangerous, spectacular, and least understood volcanoes. In this two-part NOVA special, an intrepid team of volcano experts leads a daring expedition to reach their high-altitude craters, one of them filled with a fiery lava lake that bubbles and churns at over 1,000° F. The team deploys innovative imaging and sampling tools to seek clues to the hidden volcanic forces that are...
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
[Blu-ray/DVD combo].
Physical Desc
1 DVD + 1 Blu-ray (2 hrs., 9 mins.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When the island's dormant volcano begins roaring to life, Owen and Claire mount a campaign to rescue the remaining dinosaurs from this extinction-level event.
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (50 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Since the days of the Roman empire, the numerous eruptions of Italy's Mount Vesuvius have devastated whole cities and towns, also destroying Pompeii and Herculaneum in A.D. 79. Describes how the volcano affects the lives of some two million people who now live in its shadow.
Series
Reading rainbow volume 23
Publisher
GPN
Pub. Date
2003.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (28 min., 50 sec.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In a work of fiction, the birth of the Parícutin volcano is presented. Then, while at Volcano National Park in Hawaii, LeVar is only 2,000 feet from a major eruption of Kilauea Volcano. He tells about two kinds of lava and why volcanoes occur. LeVar talks to volcanologists who are studying the prediction of eruptions, and viewers learn what is inside our earth that causes volcanoes. LeVar also visits an artist--Chiu Leong--who creates raku pottery....
Series
Publisher
Big Kids Productions
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 61 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Marko the Pencil makes understanding science easy and fun! Join Marko the Pencil as he takes students on a fascinating journey to his Super Science Station where it's easy to grasp science concepts. Designed for students in 5th grade, but learners at all levels will find the information fun and informative.
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
6 DVDs (approximately 750 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Jurassic Park: A pragmatic paleontologist touring an almost complete theme park on an island off the coast of Central America is tasked with protecting a couple of kids after a power failure causes the park's cloned dinosaurs to run loose.
The lost world: Jurassic Park: Four years after the disaster at Jurassic Park, two groups are in a race against time that will determine the fate of the remote island's prehistoric inhabitants.
Jurassic Park III:...
18) Dante's peak
Publisher
Universal Home Video
Pub. Date
[1998]
Edition
Collector's edition.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A long-dormant volcano erupts, threatening the residents of a small town. Special features include audio commentary with the director and an original documentary "Getting close to the show" with interviews. Behind-the-scenes footage and other exciting materials.
Series
Publisher
Warners Bros. Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A stressed-out white-collar worker, who is convinced he has a terminal condition, is offered a taste of the good life and all he must do in return is leap into a volcano.
20) Yellowstone
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
1 DVD (150 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Yellowstone is no ordinary wilderness, it is the world's first national park, a lost world of vast plains and endless forests defended on all sides by towering mountains, home to America's last great bison herds, the grizzly bear and realm of the wolf...Join the charismatic cast of Yellowstone's wildlife as they turn to face the extreme challenges of the seasons...The daily struggles of the wildlife are intimately linked to Yellowstone's greatest...
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