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1) Noah's ark
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Noah, a farmer and family man, is instructed by an angel to build an ark in the middle of a desert in order to save his family and the faithful from a devastating flood, a seemingly impossible task, especially when his sons refuse to believe him and lend their help. Noah risks ridicule from his loving but exasperated family and humiliation from the townsfolk in his quest to carry out his God-given task.
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
A detailed overview of contemporary life in the tiny South Pacific country of Tuvalu, this film documents the earth's first sovereign nation faced with total destruction due to the effects of global warming. With a population of about 11,000 living on a total landmass of only 20 square miles less than Manhattan spread over nine low-lying atolls 600 miles to the north of Fiji, Tuvalu has been inhabited for over four millenia.
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
It was a flood of biblical proportion rampaging for two months, cutting a swath across 9 Midwestern states killing 50 people and destroying or damaging 55,000 homes. Hardin, Missouri, population a little over 600, was a small, close-knit farming community. Residents watched over each other and their history by taking exceptional care of the local cemetery where their ancestors rested. What the inhabitants of this small Missouri town came to realize...
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
Rumors and fears that the Coremaugh Lake Reservoir had reached its summit and the South Fork Dam might burst were widespread for many years. By Friday, May 31, 1889, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, it had been raining for a week. Finally at 3:10pm the center of the dam gave way. Considered the worst flood disaster in the nation's history - 2,209 persons were killed, a countless number of bodies were never found.
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
It's been a long, hot summer in the Moomin Valley. All of the creatures are becoming bored with the unchanging season-until a volcanic eruption causes a major flood. As the Moomin family searches for refuge, they are rescued by a floating abandoned house. But this is no house, and it's definitely not abandoned. Occupied by the feisty Emma, the Moomin learn that the building is actually a theater. With plenty of costumes the Moomin family soon creates...
6) Noah's ark
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Noah is building a whale of a boat in order to save two of every species from a flood that will cover the entire world. Pretty soon, animals are lining up to board the Ark two by two. But as the rain falls outside, trouble begins to brew as the animals get hungry, a pair of stowaways plot to take over the ships and Noah's own family begins to squabble! One thing for sure, it won't be smooth sailing on this trip. But with a little luck and a little...
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
Scientists investigate floods occurring in the remote past that evidence shows to have been of a magnitude far greater than even the more extreme floods of today. The possibility of such floods recurring and the connection between cataclysmic floods and climate change are discussed.
9) Hard rain
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
[English/French version]
Language
English
Description
The setting is the flood-ravaged, evacuated town of Huntingburg, where Tom, an armored car driver, is in deep danger. A gang of thieves figures the flood is their chance to heist the money Tom is transporting from local banks. But there's one thing the gun-carrying criminals didn't count on, Tom. Come hell or high water, he's determined to deliver the money entrusted to him. Before he does, he'll have to survive a relentless pursuit filled with close...
Pub. Date
[2004]
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
Within the icy slopes of Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in the Alps, there exists a secret waterworld. In this program, scientists travel into these previously unexplored recesses to learn why, in 1892, one of Mont Blanc's hidden lakes burst forth, enveloping the villages below and killing 200 unsuspecting people.
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Formats
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...
13) Kedarnath
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
Hindi
Description
Mansoor, a reserved and reticent Muslim pithoo, helps pilgrims make an arduous journey upwards to the temple town. His world turns around when he saves the beautiful and rebellious Mukku, a Hindu tourist, from the Uttrakhand floods at the pilgrimage, and the two are soon drawn into a whirlwind of intense love.
14) Noah: DVD
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
Anamorphic widescreen.
Language
English
Description
A man is given the task of rescuing the innocent before an apocalyptic flood wipes out the wicked from the world.
15) Dams
Series
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Changing the course of rivers has changed the course of history. Award-winning author/illustrator, and captivating storyteller, David Macaulay goes to extremes to bring you an unprecedented look at the power of dams. From the banks of the Nile to the top of the Hoover Dam, you'll meet the courageous and ambitious builders, relive the deadly disasters, and discover the little-known personal triumphs and tragedies behind the greatest dams ever built....
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