Things you need to know the weather /
Weather may be a frequent conversation topic, but making it a focus of curiosity and amazement-that's a rare triumph. This program succeeds through a combination of eye-popping motion graphics, irreverent humor, and cutting-edge scientific expertise. Drawn from the United Kingdom's top lev...
| Other Authors: | British Broadcasting Corporation. |
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| Format: | DVD |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Films Media Group,
[2012]
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| Physical Description: |
1 videodisc (44 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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| Summary: |
Weather may be a frequent conversation topic, but making it a focus of curiosity and amazement-that's a rare triumph. This program succeeds through a combination of eye-popping motion graphics, irreverent humor, and cutting-edge scientific expertise. Drawn from the United Kingdom's top level of meteorology and physics researchers, four on-screen commentators address a wide range of provocative yet rarely considered questions-from "Why is weather so unpredictable?" to "What generates wind?" to "How do oceans affect the weather?" to "What is a perfect storm?" Their answers are packed with facts and insights that will surprise, entertain, and inform. |
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| Item Description: |
Presented by Colin Thornton. Camera, Paul Lang ; Editor, Jason Gatt ; Composer, Eric Schenkman. Introduction: things you need to know: the weather (0:57) -- Why is the weather so unpredictable? (1:44) -- Forecasting in history (2:03) -- Breakthroughs in forecasting (1:41) -- Why is the sky blue? (2:28) -- Blue sky thinking for a blue planet (1:15) -- How do oceans affect the weather? (2:13) -- Strange phenomena arising in the oceans (1:54) -- Why does the wind blow? (2:02) -- Major global winds (1:25) -- Where does all the rain come from? (2:20) -- Extreme rain (1:42) -- What's a cloud? (2:18) -- Snow and other icy precipitation (2:40) -- Mysteries of lightning (2:02) -- Lightning is dangerous (2:00) -- A Hurricane by any other name (3:03) -- What Is the perfect storm? (2:11) -- What are microclimates? (2:12) -- Manmade microclimates (1:14) -- Why do we have seasons? (2:26) -- Tomorrow's forecast (1:30) -- Credits (0:37). Weather may be a frequent conversation topic, but making it a focus of curiosity and amazement-that's a rare triumph. This program succeeds through a combination of eye-popping motion graphics, irreverent humor, and cutting-edge scientific expertise. Drawn from the United Kingdom's top level of meteorology and physics researchers, four on-screen commentators address a wide range of provocative yet rarely considered questions-from "Why is weather so unpredictable?" to "What generates wind?" to "How do oceans affect the weather?" to "What is a perfect storm?" Their answers are packed with facts and insights that will surprise, entertain, and inform. DVD, NTSC. |
| Physical Description: |
1 videodisc (44 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: |
DVD, NTSC. |
| Production Credits: |
Camera, Paul Lang ; Editor, Jason Gatt ; Composer, Eric Schenkman. |