Disasters

Included DVDs: Historic Flood Films 1927-1937 Vintage Tornado & Twister Film Historic Hawaiian Volcano Film (1960) Classic Natural Disaster Films Historic Earthquake History Films Historic Natural Disaster & Technology Failure Films

With Gemini 5’s space flight as a backdrop, the impending destruction of Hurricane Betsy, or “Billion-dollar Betsy” as she is known, is expressed in vivid shots of the storm forming and trekking across the Atlantic. “A Hurricane Called Betsy,” shows the monstrously disastrous, billion dollar, storm as it slammed into New Orleans at 110 miles [...]

It began before dawn August 14, 1969. With sustained speeds of 190 miles per hour as it hit landfall, the second recorded hurricane to hit land with such speeds, hurricane Camille wreaked havoc and left destruction in her wake. Narrated by Fred Collins, “A Lady Called Camille” shows the devastating landfall of the storm in [...]

Fire is a necessary element for which humans depend upon for warmth, cooking, and the progression of technology, but unchecked, fire is a destructive force that destroys ten times faster than it can create. “Countdown to Calamity,” documents one of the most traumatic and destructive wildfires to decimate the hills of California. Dark billowing smoke [...]

Since the dropping of the Atomic bombs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, atomic power has been a source of continued scientific research and intrigue. Scientists to this day still continue to research the capabilities of nuclear power, but nowadays for peaceful purposes. “Nuclear Accidents and Testing,” shows testing by the United States in the 1950s at [...]

When Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrated over the coast of Florida only a minute and half into their mission the tragedy ricocheted around the world and the question of how such a thing could happen was immediately asked. The Rogers Commission was established to answer these questions. “Space Shuttle Challenger Accident,” a live satellite broadcast, discusses [...]