Tells about the eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980, focusing on the story of Harry Truman, an elderly man who had lived on the mountain for many years and refused to leave despite numerous warnings.
Provides information about the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger that occurred on January 28, 1986 shortly after lift-off, focusing on the story of Christa McAuliffe the first teacher selected to go into space.
Provides information about the disaster that occurred at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in April 1986, discusses Soviet efforts to conceal the accident from the world; and looks at the deaths and illnesses that have resulted from the exposure to radiation.
Provides information about the Kuwaiti oil fires set by the Iraqi army as it retreated at the end of the Golf War in 1991, focusing on the efforts to put the fires out and the environmental damage that resulted.
Recounts the crash of Korean Air Line flight 007, from Alaska to Seoul, where the plane veered off course into Soviet air space, and was shot down by the Russian air force.
Tells about the eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980, focusing on the story of Harry Truman, an elderly man who had lived on the mountain for many years and refused to leave despite numerous warnings.
Provides information about the Kuwaiti oil fires set by the Iraqi army as it retreated at the end of the Gulf War in 1991, focusing on the efforts to put the fires out and the environmental damage that resulted.
