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Torrents of Terror

BBC Worldwide Ltd., (production company.). Films Media Group, (film distributor.).

Summary: Throughout history, floods have killed more people and caused more widespread destruction than any kind of event other than war. This program examines the different types of floods, what causes them, the havoc they wreak, and what can be done to minimize their damage.

Record details

Physical Description: electronic resource
remote
1 online resource (1 video file (46 min. 33 sec.)) : sound, color.
Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : BBC Worldwide Ltd, [2008]
Distributor: New York, N.Y. : distributed by Films Media Group, 2015.
Copyright: ©2008

Content descriptions

General Note:	Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on October 01, 2015.
Formatted Contents Note:	India Flood Disasters (3:20) -- China Flood Disasters (3:21) -- Riverly Flood (3:53) -- Estuary Floods (1:58) -- Coastal Floods (1:43) -- Catastrophic Flood (1:59) -- Flash Flood (2:14) -- North Sea Floods: January 31st, 1953 (6:02) -- Nagoya, Japan: September 26th, 1959 (2:32) -- Italy: November 4th, 1966 (3:34) -- South-Eastern United States: June 19th, 1972 (2:53) -- Poland: July 1997 (2:17) -- Flood Warning Systems (2:05) -- Flood Protection Systems (5:36) -- Credits: Torrents of Terror: The World's Worst Disasters (0:48)
Restrictions on Access Note:	Restrictions: NLC students and staff only. Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
Target Audience Note:	9 & up.
System Details Note:	System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned.
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's description (Films Media Group, February 13 2016)