Category: Disasters

NOVA | Himalayan Megaquake Preview

Posted on: January 14, 2016

The 2015 quake that rocked Nepal was the biggest in 90 years–can we forecast the next one?

Disasters, Earth, Environment, News & Public Affairs, Physics & Math, Physics & Mathematics, Science & Nature, Science & Technology, Society, Technology, Weather & Natural Disasters

NOVA | Sea Level Rise: When 1 in = 2 ft

Posted on: October 21, 2015

Sea levels will rise by the same amount all over the world, right? Wrong. Here’s why.

Disasters, Earth, Energy & Environment, Environment, Global Affairs, Nature, News & Public Affairs, Science & Nature, Science & Technology, Society, Technology, Weather & Natural Disasters

NOVA | CyberWar Threat

Posted on: October 15, 2015

As internet connections multiply so do points of attack and risks to national security.

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NOVA | CyberWar Threat Preview

Posted on: October 8, 2015

As internet connections multiply so do points of attack and risks to national security.

Community, Culture & Society, Disasters, Forensics & Investigations, Global Affairs, Government, Investigations, Media & Technology, Military & Espionage, National Security, News & Public Affairs, Physics & Math, Physics & Mathematics, Politics, Science & Nature, Science & Technology, Society, Technology, Transportation & Infrastructure, Travel, Weather & Natural Disasters

NOVA | Secrets of Noah’s Ark Preview

Posted on: October 1, 2015

A team attempts to build the flood boat using inscriptions from an ancient clay tablet.

Ancient & Classical, Animals, Anthropology, Civilizations, Culture & Society, Disasters, Earth, Environment, History, Natural History, Nature, Religion & Beliefs, Science & Nature, Weather & Natural Disasters, World

NOVA | The Power of the Flood Myth

Posted on: September 30, 2015

Scientists scour a marsh in the Middle East for signs of periodic Mesopotamian flooding.

Ancient & Classical, Animals, Anthropology, Civilizations, Culture & Society, Disasters, Earth, Environment, History, Natural History, Nature, Religion & Beliefs, Science & Nature, Weather & Natural Disasters, World

NOVA | Arctic Ghost Ship Preview

Posted on: August 25, 2015

An astonishing find could solve the mystery of Sir John Franklin’s lost expedition.

Biography & Profiles, Disasters, Earth, Environment, Exploration, Forensics & Investigations, History, Investigations, Modern, Science & Nature, Society, Technology, Transportation & Infrastructure, Weather & Natural Disasters, World

NOVA | Nuclear Meltdown Disaster

Posted on: July 30, 2015

Go inside the Fukushima power plants for the minute-by-minute story of what went wrong.

Disasters, Earth, Energy & Environment, Environment, History, Modern, Physics & Math, Physics & Mathematics, Science & Nature, Society, Technology, Weather & Natural Disasters, World

NOVA | A Tsunami Strikes

Posted on: July 28, 2015

When an unimaginably colossal tsunami hits Fukushima, the results are catastrophic.

Disasters, Earth, Energy & Environment, Environment, History, Modern, Physics & Math, Physics & Mathematics, Science & Nature, Society, Technology, Weather & Natural Disasters, World

NOVA | Nuclear Meltdown Disaster Preview

Posted on: June 10, 2015

Go inside the Fukushima power plants for the minute-by-minute story of what went wrong.

Disasters, Earth, Energy & Environment, Environment, History, Modern, Physics & Math, Physics & Mathematics, Science & Nature, Society, Technology, Weather & Natural Disasters, World