Nova - Lightning!

Starring:Nova
Studio: Wgbh Boston
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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Lightning! takes you on a high-voltage trip into the most electrically charged weather in the worldculminating in a dazzling lightning show set to music that rivals the most extraordinary fireworks display. The program also visits with some of lightning's tragic victims who thought they were out of harm's way.

Lightning's fleeting rivers of electricity strike Earth 6,000 times a minute; jolt every commercial airplane one to two times a year; wipe out power to entire cities; hit 1,000 people annually; and account on average for more deaths than hurricanes and tornadoes put together.

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Lightning! takes you on a high-voltage trip into the most electrically charged weather in the world—culminating in a dazzling lightning show set to music that rivals the most extraordinary fireworks display. The program also visits with some of lightning's tragic victims who thought they were out of harm's way.

Customer Reviews:

Lightning, Lightning, Lightning!.......2005-08-13

Along with National Geographic, Nova consistently produces the best science programs on the market. In addition to the more current "Hunt for the Supertwister" (also from Nova), this is a fascinating look at one of nature's most beautiful yet frightening phenomenon. Not only does the program explain the hows and whys of lightning but it also goes along with a number of scientists to follow their research into the nature and genesis of lightning. Of particular note are the scientists in Florida and New Mexico who fire rockets into the heart of a thunderstorm in an effort to "capture" nature's electical fireworks. Fascinating footage that always gets the attention of my students Great program for educational use as well as the general public. Fine narration by Al Roker, who also did the excellent PBS series "Savage Skies" Highly recommended.

NOVA Field Trips: Weather Gone Wild - Hunt for the Supertwister/Lightning!/Hurricane!

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NOVA Field Trips: Weather Gone Wild - Hunt for the Supertwister/Lightning!/Hurricane!
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Manufacturer: WGBH Boston
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B0002BO0D0
Release Date: 2004-06-29

Description

NOVA DIGITAL FIELD TRIPS Let NOVA take you on an adventure that reveals the mysteries of the world around us, through science. Each NOVA Digital Field Trip includes three programs accompanied by downloadable educational materials. These award-winning teacher guide materials include program descriptions, viewing suggestions, discussion questions, activities, and more. The Wild Weather Digital Field Trip includes:

Hurricane! Witness nature's fury first-hand as hurricanes Camille and Gilbert crash into the Gulf coast. Join scientist Hugh Willoughby on a data-gathering flight made into the eye of Hurricane Gilbert—a canyon of clear blue sky surrounded by a wall of clouds 10 miles high—then hear first-hand accounts from survivors of Hurricane Camille, the most devastating storm ever to strike the United States.

Hunt for the Supertwister In seconds, a supertwister can leave immense swaths of death and destruction. But what if technology could help us tame nature's most violent tornadoes? Join fearless stormchasers as they untwist mysteries that may explain how these killer storms spawn and where they are likely to strike. And venture into America's "Tornado Alley" to witness some of the most shockingly intense tornado footage ever filmed.

Lightning! NOVA takes you on a high-voltage trip into the most electrically charged weather in the world—culminating in a dazzling lightning show set to music that rivals the most extraordinary fireworks display. Join scientists as they tempt nature by creating the world's tallest lightning rod, which triggers awe-inspiring thunderbolts a few hundred feet from the observers—and creates a chunk of "petrified" lightning—then visit with some of lightning's tragic victims who thought they were out of harm's way.

Special DVD features include: materials and activities for educators; a link to the NOVA Web site; scene selections; and closed captions.

On three DVD5 discs. Region coding: All regions. Audio: Dolby stereo. Screen format: 4 x 3 full frame and letterboxed.

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