E-video

Hurricanes from Hell [electronic resource] / BBC Worldwide Ltd.

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

Summary:

Sweeping in from the sea, these violent weather systems can travel thousands of miles, leaving a trail of death and destruction in their wake. Vast areas of the landscape are swamped with tidal surges of up to 20 feet high, deluged with torrential rain, and battered by ferocious winds, often exceeding 100 miles an hour. Buildings are flattened and trees uprooted, while boats, cars and other vehicles are thrown around like a child's toys. Some of the world's worst hurricanes have occurred in North America, Central America and the Caribbean. Given innocent-sounding names such as Hugo, Andrew or Mitch, they have wreaked chaos on an awesome scale, wiped out whole towns and villages, killed thousands of people and left many more homeless and destitute. But one hurricane in particular stands out: Hurricane Katrina. In August 2005, Katrina overwhelmed New Orleans in America's Deep South, killing nearly 2000 people. It would be marked not only as one of the deadliest hurricanes on record.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 video file (46 min. 35 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:	CatMonthString:april.16 Multi-User. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on October 01, 2015.
Formatted Contents Note:	Atlantic Hurricane Season (3:35) -- Hurricane Formation (3:42) -- Saffir-Simpson Scale (1:21) -- Hurricane Andrew (2:55) -- U.S. National Hurricane Center (1:46) -- Hurricane Hugo in the Caribbean (3:14) -- Hurricane Hugo in the United States (2:42) -- Hurricane Mitch in Honduras (2:54) -- Hurricane Mitch Damage (2:21) -- Hurricane Mitch in Mexico and Florida (2:40) -- Hurricane Katrina in Florida (3:52) -- Hurricane Katrina Evacuation Plans (3:31) -- Hurricane Katrina Levee Failure (2:40) -- Hurricane Katrina Chaos (3:07) -- Hurricane in New York (2:08) -- Conclusion: Hurricanes from Hell: The World's Worst Disasters (1:01) -- Credits: Hurricanes from Hell: The World's Worst Disasters (0:50)
Restrictions on Access Note:	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)