UKTV - Countdown to a Catastrophe (2013) Part 2 Earthquakes

Countdown to a Catastrophe

Every year, volcanoes, earthquakes and hurricanes pose a serious threat to hundreds of millions of people across the globe. But whereas scientists had previously considered these forces independently of one another, they are now focusing on the interrelationships between these natural disasters. In this documentary, we follow scientists as they travel to the most extreme and dangerous places on earth to implement the latest devices that will allow us to protect ourselves from violent storms, quakes and volcanic eruptions… The production makes use of vivid, compelling CGI along with the latest camera technology, including a remote-controlled “multicopter” for breathtaking aerial photography. Our scientists come closer than ever to bubbling lava lakes and defy noxious gases and seismic tremors that hint at coming disasters…

Part 2: Earthquakes

In many countries of the world people are so used to earthquakes that a little jolt of the ground barely raises an eyebrow. But since the Fukushima nuclear reactor disaster In Japan at the very latest the issue of seismic security has taken on new urgency. The consequences of a quake can no longer be seen as just local or regional but must be viewed as a global phenomenon. With this awareness scientists are now taking a worldwide look at the mechanisms that trigger earthquakes

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