Dr. Baliunas on Weather Cooking
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010Dr. Sally Baliunas discusses the history of people’s reactions to extreme weather.
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Rare Earthquake Hits Haiti
Sunday, January 24th, 2010About 90 percent of the world’s earthquakes strike inside the “ring of fire,” which is a 25000 mile stretch of ocean trenches and volcanoes. Haiti’s earthquake was rare, but expected. Ben Tracy reports.
Rare Earthquake Hits Haiti
Saturday, January 16th, 2010About 90 percent of the world’s earthquakes strike inside the “ring of fire,” which is a 25000 mile stretch of ocean trenches and volcanoes. Haiti’s earthquake was rare, but expected. Ben Tracy reports.
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Extremophiles – weird animals – We Are The Aliens – BBC Space
Monday, November 9th, 2009Professor Richard Hoover studies extreme weather conditions to find new extremophiles – micro organisms that can live in extreme weather conditions and climates. Watch this interesting video from BBC Horizon show ‘We Are the Aliens’ to discover the weird life forms that populate frozen penguin guana, nuclear fuel rods, and hot water. … BBC Space Science Aliens Micro Organism Alive Asteroid Moon Shuttle Hot Interesting Video Free
1950’s Civil Defense Film – Survival Under Atomic Attack
Saturday, October 31st, 2009Civil Defense or Civil Defence (see spelling differences) is an effort to prepare civilians for military attack. Since the end of the Cold War the concept has been replaced by a more general intent to protect the civilian population in times of peace as well as in times of war. The new concept is described by a number of terms, each of which has its own specific shade of meaning. Terms include: Crisis Management, Emergency Management, Emergency Preparedness, Contingency Planning and Civil …
