| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 56 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital. |
| Note |
Documentary. |
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Supplementary materials available online at Nova website. |
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Originally broadcast on Nova in 2005. |
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Special features: Printable PDF material for educators, access to the NOVA website (requires DVD-ROM capability) |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. |
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Described video for the visually impaired. |
| Credits |
Narrator, Neil Ross ; editors, Huw Jenkins, Francis Robertson, Elliot McCaffrey ; camera, Robert Bock ... [et al.] ; music, Guy Dagul. |
| Summary |
Featuring eyewitness testimony, Nova takes an in-depth look at what made Hurricane Katrina so deadly and analyzes how, despite technically sophisticated flood and storm defenses, this event has resulted in unprecedented destruction for the Gulf Coast. In less than 12 hours on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina devastated the Louisiana coast, leading to more than a thousand deaths and transforming a city of over one million into an uninhabitable swamp. "Storm That Drowned a City" is NOVA's definitive investigation into the science of Hurricane Katrina, combining a penetrating analysis of what went wrong with a dramatic, minute-by-minute unfolding of events told through eyewitness testimony. What made this storm so deadly? Will powerful hurricanes like Katrina strike more often? How accurately did scientists predict its impact, and why did the levees protecting New Orleans fail? |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Subject |
Hurricane Katrina, 2005 -- Videodiscs.
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Natural disasters -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Videodiscs.
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Emergency management -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Videodiscs.
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Hurricane protection -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Videodiscs.
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Hurricanes -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Videodiscs.
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Hurricanes -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Local Subject |
DESCRIBED VIDEOS.
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| Genre |
Documentary television programs Videodiscs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
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| Added Author |
Penry-Davey, Caroline, screenwriter, producer, director.
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Chinn, Peter, screenwriter, producer, director.
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Pioneer Productions.
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WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
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Five (Firm)
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Spiegel TV.
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ARTE France.
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WGBH Video (Firm)
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| Note |
Title on disc label: Hurricane Katrina |
| Added Title |
Storm that drowned a city |
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Nova (Television program)
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| ISBN |
1593755422 |
| Standard No. |
783421406391 |
| Music No. |
WG40639 WGBH Boston Video |
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