| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 56 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Region 1; Dolby Digital; letterboxed presentation. |
| Credits |
Narrator, Neil Ross ; editors, Huw Jenkins, Francis Robertson, Elliot McCaffrey ; camera, Robert Bock ... [et al.] ; music, Guy Dagul ; written, produced, and directed by Caroline Penry-Davey, Peter Chinn ; . |
| Note |
Originally broadcast on Nova in 2005. |
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Documentary. |
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Special features: Printable PDF material for educators, access to the NOVA website (requires DVD-ROM capability). |
| 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. |
| System Details |
DVD format. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned ; described video for the visually impaired. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Hurricane Katrina, 2005.
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Natural disasters -- Louisiana -- New Orleans.
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Emergency management -- Louisiana -- New Orleans.
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Hurricane protection -- Louisiana -- New Orleans.
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Hurricanes -- Louisiana -- New Orleans.
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Hurricanes.
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Documentary television programs.
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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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| Genre/Form |
Documentary -- Television special.
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| Added Author |
Penry-Davey, Caroline.
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Chinn, Peter.
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Pioneer Productions.
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WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
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Channel Five (Great Britain)
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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: the storm that drowned a city |
| Added Title |
Nova (Television program)
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| ISBN |
1593755422 |
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9781593755423 |
| Standard No. |
783421406391 |
| Music No. |
WG40639 WGBH Boston Video |
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