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1) Twister
Pub. Date
c1996
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Tornadoes swirling with cliffhanging excitement and awesome special effects and scientists pursuing the most destructive weatherfronts to sweep through mid-America's Tornado Alley.
Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
Looks at the scientists striving to understand the forces at work behind last year's tornado outbreak. Could their work improve tornado prediction in the future? Nova also talks to people whose lives have been upended by these extreme weather events in an effort to learn how we all can protect ourselves and our communities for the future.
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Dorothy Gale lives with her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry. She has a pet dog named Toto. When Miss Gulch takes Toto away, Toto escapes and runs back to Dorothy. Soon, she runs away from home, and runs into the fake psychic, Professor Marvel. He tells Dorothy that her Auntie Em is sick, so Dorothy and Toto run back home, but a tornado comes and takes Dorothy and Toto to Oz, a place somewhere over the rainbow. She lands in Munchkinland. Her house accidentally...
6) Tornado
Pub. Date
c2005
Description
A photographer chases tornados and finds that a cult is able to influence these storms.
7) Gummo
Pub. Date
[2001]
Description
A haunting portrait of life in a small town hit by a tornado. Several years later, survivors of the disaster live each day in a numbing atmosphere of physical and emotional destruction. Young Solomon and his buddy Tummler hunt cats to sell to the local butcher, and search for other distractions to allieviate their boredom.
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
Liz McAdams is haunted by the memories of a tornado that killed her mother and destroyed her home 25 years ago. Now a professional storm tracker, she and her family are in danger once again as another devastating twister rapidly gains momentum. Caught in the path of destruction, Liz and her estranged husband Matt struggle to save those they love.
Pub. Date
2012
Description
Looks at the work of scientists striving to understand the forces at behind the 2011 tornado outbreak in the United States. Could their work improve tornado prediction in the future? Nova also talks to people whose lives have been upended by these extreme weather events in an effort to learn how we all can protect ourselves and our communities for the future.
11) Stormchasers
Pub. Date
2000
Description
Follows the scientists who track extreme weather storms in order to understand how they form.
12) Supercell
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
Baseball-size hail, violent winds, and churning tornadoes make supercells deadly, and when William Brody was a boy, his father a legendary storm-chaser was killed by one. Now, the family business belongs to Zane Rogers, a reckless tour operator who sees dollar signs where others see storm clouds. When his destiny arrives in the form of one of the most powerful storms on record, William leaves his mom and home behind to team up with his father's ex-partner,...
15) Restless planet
Pub. Date
2011
Description
"Experience the devastating power of explosive volcanoes, ground-buckling earthquakes, deadly tornadoes, hurricanes and tsunamis as National Geographic heads into the field with scientists who risk their lives to study these fearsome natural phenomena. Featuring over five hours of programming, Restless planet captures extraordinary scenes of destruction from the air, the ground and from inside a tornado and the moving, human side of the story from...
Pub. Date
[2004]
Description
Shows footage of earthquakes, volcanoes, severe storms and tornadoes as National Geographic cameras travel the world, venturing to the brink of erupting volcanoes, into the paths of deadly pyroclastic flows, along massive fault lines, and aboard vehicles barreling toward massive tornadoes, all in the pursuit of scientific knowledge. Shows an erupting volcano on the Caribbean island of Montserrat. Travels in the Midwest's infamous "Tornado Alley" with...
18) Perfect disaster
Pub. Date
c2006
Description
"Take an in-depth look at some of nature's most terrifying scenarios. Perfect disaster examines six possible catastrophes that may result in unprecedented destruction. From a mega-sized tornado measuring two miles across, to a solar wind that could cause a worldwide blackout -- these "perfect" storms give little notice before their devastating results. See how cities such as Dallas could be reduced to rubble in a few minutes, and why London may be...