First-person survivor accounts of three disasters, the 1914 shipwreck of the Empress of Ireland, the 1928 crash of the airship Italia, and the 1930 crash of the dirigible R-101.
Contains segments that provide information about science topics in the news, looking at how storm force is measured, the technology and techniques used in rescue work, the investigation of a two-hundred-year-old ship buried in the sand of an Ontario beach, the inside of an advertising billboard, the civilian competition to reach outer space, and the adventures of amateur rocketeers trying to mount a mission to Mars.
Describes a number of natural and man-made disasters that have occurred throughout history including Krakatau and Vesuvius, Chernobyl and the Titanic, earthquakes, tsunamis, fires, tornados, epidemics, landslides, and much more.
This is detailed documentation of the one hundred single greatest disasters of all time - floods, plagues, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, airplane catastrophes, fires, sporting event disasters, and terrorist attacks.
