The Future of the Planet / Parthenon Entertainment (Firm).

The use of technology to improve or repair our environment may be the least controversial area of research. Who can argue with clean water and saving endangered species? This film explores the technology that may be used to improve our understanding of the environment and conquer the destructive pow...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Films on Demand. Future Of... ; Series 1.
Corporate Authors:	Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm) Infobase Parthenon Entertainment (Firm)
Language:	English
Published:	New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2013], ©2000.
Series:	Films on Demand. Future Of... ; Series 1.
Subjects:	Environmental protection > Technological innovations. Environmental sciences. Forecasting. Science. Technology > Environmental aspects. Technology. Educational films. Internet videos.
Genre:	Educational films. Internet videos.
Online Access:	Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (23 min.) : sound, color.
Format:	Electronic Video

Contents:

Central America's Youngest Volcano (1:43)
Cloud Seeding in Mexico (2:03)
Hail Flying in Germany (1:07)
Venice, Italy (2:05)
Underwater Barriers in Venice (1:44)
Nicaraguan Damage (1:23)
Types of Volcanic Activity (1:12)
Fire Detection- Beetles (1:29)
Fire Detection- Electronic Nose (2:16)
Living with Natural Disasters (1:52)
Life Suit for Ship Passengers (1:45)
Surviving Avalanches (2:08)
Managua Seismograph (1:03)
Credits: The Future of the Planet: The Future of... (Series 1) (0:20)