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Documents the life and achievements of late engineer and storm chaser Tim Samaras, describing his development of innovative new tools and his life-risking efforts in pursuit of scientific information that has transformed the field of meteorology.
"At the turn of the twenty-first century, the tornado was one of the last true mysteries of the modern world. It was a monster that ravaged the American heartland a thousand times each year, yet science's...
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Little on earth can withstand the violent fury of an F5 tornado. A churning vortex with wind speeds over 300 mph, these tornadoes create immense swaths of death and destruction in a matter of seconds. Today, experts are exploring the supertwister's complex inner workings in bold new ways in the hopes of one day being able to accurately predict the occurrences of tornadoes. Top scientists and meteorologists work within miles of these furocious twisters...
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Like the deadly tornadoes it documents, this potent combination of high adventure and hard science is terrifyingly timely in our era of global warming and climate change. The Weather Channel, now America's most watched programming, has in recent years shown us a relentless series of hurricanes, tsunamis, earthquakes, and eruptions killing thousands, turning millions into refugees, and leaving whole cities in shocked, shattered ruins.
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Follows the comic misadventures of a group of ridiculously attractive twenty-somethings during one fateful night as they try to make their way to safety. All the while every known natural disaster and catastrophic event, including, asteroids, tornadoes, earthquakes, the works, all hit the city. They have to overcome the disasters in their path as they try to solve a series of mysteries to end the rampant destruction.
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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.
12) Mr. Tornado
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The Super Outbreak of 1974 was the most intense tornado outbreak on record, tearing a vicious path of destruction across thirteen states, generating 148 tornadoes from Alabama to Ontario, damaging thousands of homes, and killing more than 300 people. Meteorologist Tetsuya Theodore "Ted" Fujita spent ten months studying the outbreak's aftermath in the most extensive aerial tornado study ever conducted, and through detailed mapping and leaps of scientific...
17) Tornado alley
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"Tornado Alley ventures into the eye of the storm to examine nature's most destructive force: tornados. Learn about the twisters that literally scarred America, from the Natchez Tornado of 1840 to the Plainfield Disaster of 1990, and hear the incredible story of the Tri-State Tornado of 1925, which killed nearly 700 people. Experts also reveal the latest advances in tornado detection, which help limit the stunning losses these meteorological terrors...
18) Stormchasers
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Follows the scientists who track extreme weather storms in order to understand how they form.
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