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Killer Landslides

(Nova.) 54 min. Dist. by PBS. 2014. $24.99. ISBN 9781627891240.
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Gr 7 Up—This episode focuses on the deadly March 2014 landslide in Oso, WA. The emotional story is told through interviews with the survivors, first responders, and geologists who survey the damaged landscape. To predict future disasters, scientists attempt to devise a system utilizing computer models, reenactment experiments, and field research. Experts in Afghanistan, Nepal, and Switzerland describe the universality of these types of disasters as well as steps that are being taken to avert loss of life. (The geologists, experts, and first responders are all male, and women are depicted only as victims who need rescuing.) This program demonstrates how geologists and rescuers utilize cutting-edge technology to predict disasters and to save lives.
VERDICT A timely and fascinating example of scientific knowledge's application in the real world.
Reviewed by Ryan Henry, Daviess County Public Library, Owensboro, KY , Apr 01, 2015

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