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National Geographic's Nature's Fury

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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9786305572169
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 0792299965
Label: National Geographic Video
Manufacturer: National Geographic Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: National Geographic Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 15, 2000
Running Time: 55 minutes
Sales Rank: 21563
Studio: National Geographic Video
Theatrical Release Date: July 31, 2004



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Editorial Review:

Description:
Nature's Fury includes the riveting one-hour program, in Dolby Surround Sound 5.1, on the destructive forces of Mother Nature; plus two additional action-packed never-before-released 20-minute films, Tornado Hunters and Lightning Strikes; an assortment of photographs in the Photo Gallery; an interactive map of U.S. natural disasters; an interactive trivia quiz; and trailers of other related National Geographic programs.

Amazon.com:
The savage fury of nature is vividly profiled in this video from National Geographic. Focusing on earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, and floods--including the San Francisco quakes of 1906 and 1989 and Hurricane Andrew, which ravaged southern Florida in 1992--the production features terrifying footage shot during natural disasters as well as interviews filmed with survivors. Film shot from helicopters provides startling looks at the scale of devastation resulting from these disasters, but this documentary goes beyond looking at just the immediate effects of catastrophes. Personal stories of preparation, survival, and cleanup put a human face on nature's wrath. Solid scientific information is provided throughout, with computer graphics, for instance, demonstrating how the Mississippi floods formed in 1993. An explanation of Doppler radar and a visit with researchers who are attempting to predict earthquakes provide insight into the cutting edge of science. But it's the raw human drama in the video that steals the show. A climactic scene of a heavy-equipment operator risking his life while driving his bucket loader out onto a Mississippi River levee in a futile effort to stop the river from breaking through is more exciting than anything Hollywood could devise. --Robert J. McNamara



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Good, not great
This isn't really a bad DVD release, but it is on the low end of the quality material expected from ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Agreed - very good video but short on tornados
I agree with the other reviewers who gave this DVD 5 stars except on the point about tornados. There ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Eccellent DVD on nature.
The thing that impresses me about National Geographic DVD's is the amount of effort put into their documentaries.This ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - One of NG's Best
I owned this on VHS. So when it came out on DVD, I just had to get it. National Geographic has always done an excellent ... Read More


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