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Pub. Date
2013.
Description
Interviews discussing CDOT's response to the September 2013 flood that damaged roads and bridges from mountain canyons to the eastern plains. Besides monitoring the damage to roads and bridges CDOT played a role in evacuating 18,000 people. The governor challenged CDOT to get the roads and bridges sufficiently repaired by December 2013 to allow safe travel. CDOT met the challenge and immediately began planning permanently rebuilt roads to handle a...
Pub. Date
2009
Description
Super hurricanes with winds close to 700 mph. A cataclysmic fight-to-the-finish between Neanderthals and Cro-Magnons. Cavemen fearlessly facing off against woolly mammoths. Packed with over 17 hours of content. This monumental set collects four incredibly popular programs: Jurassic Fight Club, Prehistoric Megastorms, Journey to 10,000 BC, and Clash of the Cavemen.
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...
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
Each season, as the ever-thinning Arctic ice recedes, polar bears face a daunting challenge; Grizzly bears in British Columbia must use ingenuity and fancy footwork to collect their catch; The annual rains of the Serengeti draw in the greatest concentration of large animals on Earth; Each year, billions of sardines flood South Africa's east coast creating an action-packed feeding frenzy; Thousands of animals make the long trek toward the life saving...
9) The flood
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
The Okavango is one of the most diverse habitats on earth, a kingdom like no other. Here, the arrival and disappearance of sweet fresh water alters the balance of life for so many. The rising water is both a sanctuary and a trap, giving and taking life in equal measure. Above and below the surface, never-ending battles of wits and survival play out. This is a place of spectacular natural dramas where the fortunes of tens of thousands of animals each...
10) The great flood
Pub. Date
2013.
Description
The Mississippi River Flood of 1927 was the most destructive river flood in American history. In the spring of 1927, the river broke out of its earthen embankments in 145 places and inundated 27,000 square miles. Part of its legacy was the forced exodus of displaced sharecroppers, who left plantation life and migrated to Northern cities, adapting to an industrial society with its own set of challenges. Musically, the Great Migration fueled the evolution...
