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Tsunami 2004 - Waves of Death | DVD-R

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April 05, 2005

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43,865rd

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The earthquake measured 9.3 on the Richter scale, the second strongest ever recorded. But what came afterwards was worse. The 2004 Tsunami was one of the worst natural disasters in history, killing some 200,000 people in 14 countries. WAVES OF DEATH is a minute-by-minute look at nature's fury at its worst. This captivating special examines the tsunami as it moves from coast to coast through the eyes of people who lived through it and scientists now studying its path of devastation. Drawing on the extraordinary volume of amateur video that recorded the event, TSUNAMI 2004 draws viewers inside a disaster so great that recovery will take years--if not decades. This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.

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TSUNAMI 2004 WAVES OF DEATH DVD HISTORY CHANNEL - RATED 5 STARS - BEST AVAILABLE with 2004 TSUNAMI ACTUAL VIDEO FOOTAGE by Edward Patrick Hill (SAN FRANCISCO CA & HONOLULU HAWAII)

5 Stars
April 29, 2009
TSUNAMI 2004 WAVES OF DEATH DVD by the HISTORY CHANNEL - RATED 5 STARS - HIGHEST RECOMMENDATION - BEST DVD WITH ALL ACTUAL VIDEO FOOTAGE OF 2004 KILLER TSUNAMI Release date: April 5, 2005 Running time: 50 minutes RATED 5 STARS by EARTHQUAKE SCIENTISTS (SEISMOLOGISTS) & SCIENCE ENTHUSIASTS The December 26, 2004 TSUNAMI killed over 250,000 PEOPLE in 14 ASIAN COUNTRIES! December 26, 2004, at 7:59 a.m. local time, an undersea section of the Earth's crust slipped along a 700-mile-long fault off the coast of Indonesian coast of Sumatra, setting in motion a train of destructive waves called tsunamis that left well over 250,000 people dead or missing. This DVD explains exactly what happened, and why. Before the DECEMBER 26, 2004 KILLER TSUNAMI, the Indian Ocean's most devastating tsunami ever was caused by the titanic eruption of the VOLCANO KRAKATOA in 1883. Causing nearly 40,000 deaths, Krakatoa was long considered an almost unimaginable catastrophe, until the DECEMBER 2004 KILLER TSUNAMI showed that humans are more vulnerable than ever to rare but inevitable natural disasters. This TSUNAMI 2004 WAVES OF DEATH DVD is the BEST AVAILABLE because it presents all the available live recorded amateur video footage of the actual killer 2004 tsunami (tidal wave) with survivor's stories for an intimate look at one of the worst natural disasters in history! This TSUNAMI 2004 WAVES OF DEATH presents viewers with: *A minute-by-minute look at the killer 2004 tsunami as captured on available actual live recorded amateur video footage *Explains the scientific reasons for the Indian Ocean earthquake that caused the 2004 killer Tsunami's devastating aftermath *Interview's with survivors and their harrowing tales of death The DECEMBER 26, 2004 KILLER TSUNAMI (tidal wave) was born in the INDIAN OCEAN, only 50 miles off of Indonesia's Sumatra's coast which was created by a 9.3 Indian Ocean earthquake, the second strongest earthquake on record. The quake occurred near the surface of the seafloor, where one plate of the Earth's crust is slipping beneath another, creating periodic releases of pent-up energy. Barely a minute after the quake, computers at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii picked up seismic signals and automatically notified scientists. Within a few minutes they had issued a warning bulletin. But they still did not know the full magnitude of the quake or whether it had triggered a tsunami. The Center's ocean-sensing gauges are confined to the Pacific, where tsunamis regularly occur. No similar network or warning system exists in the Indian Ocean. 15 minutes after the earthquake, a colossal wall of water struck the northwest coast of Sumatra and washed several miles inland, destroying everything in its path. Over the next few hours, a series of gigantic waves traveled across the Indian Ocean, killing tens of thousands of people in Thailand, Sri Lanka, and India. The degree of destruction is almost impossible to fathom. It was "like the aftermath of an atomic bomb, maybe worse," says disaster photographer Geoff Mackley as he surveys the Sumatran coast, site of the earliest waves, which are estimated to have been as high as 100 feet. The area is littered with debris of every description, from battered factories to shattered concrete breakwaters to ships tossed around like toys. The 9.3 Indian Ocean earthquake created the WORLD'S DEADLIEST TSUNAMI EVER which sped across the Indian Ocean at 500 MPH the speed of a jet airliner! The 9.3 Indian Ocean earthquake that generated the December 26, 2004 KILLER TSUNAMI is estimated to have released the energy of 23,000 Hiroshima-type atomic bombs according to U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The 2004 killer tsunami's earthquake unleashed violent movements of sections of the earth's crust of tectonic plates displacing over 10 billion gallons of Indian Ocean water! The 9.3 Indian Ocean earthquake generated powerful tidal waves in every direction slamming into the coastlines of 14 Indian Ocean countries, snatching people out to sea to their death, drowning people on beaches in their homes, and demolishing property from Africa to Thailand!

Good Footage by Rocky (Barbados)

5 Stars
March 18, 2009
The video contains actual footage of the tsunami when it was taking place. A couple of the shots were graphic showing dead bodies. This is at a minimum however. There is also a geographical explanation enhanced with computer imagery showing the geological changes that caused the earthquake.

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