THE YEAR THE EARTH WENT WILD 2011
Documentary, 2011
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-year-the-earth-went-wild
Excerpts:
In 2011 our planet went wild.
It was an extraordinary year,
from violent earthquakes, record number of tornados.
to one catastrophic tsunami.
JANUARY
Ice in North (America)
Flood in South (Australia)
FEBRUARY
Earthquake (New Zealand)
"The iconic cathedral in heart of Christ Church
suffered heavy damage."
"one of the effect of that (shallow epi center)
the energy that released immediately went
into the area of the Center Park Christ Church."
Earthquake (Japan)
"The ground shook for five long minutes."
".. It was not right, because in the history of Japan
there's been never an earthquake largher than 8.4.
The earthquake was a magnitude 9. One of the five strongest ever recorded in the world."
"Japan lies on the boundary
between two tectonic plates.
Over centuries the Japanese side of front line
have been dragged down, by the Pacific plate
driving beneath it."
Tsunami (Hawaii)
Nuclear Radiation (Japan)
APRIL
Tornadoes (America)
"In mid April nearly 200 tornadoes
ripped though 16 American States
within the space of just 48 hours"
"Less than 2 weeks later ... super outbreak
336 tornadoes in less than 2 days."
"753 tornadoes hit the US in April,
more than any other month in American history."
"If you are knocked down,
you get back up."
JUNE
Volcano Erupts (Chile)
Hurricanes (America)
OCTOBER
Flood (Thailand)
Earthquake (Turkey)
"Turkey is another really active part of the world
in the terms of earthquake."
The biggest fault in Turkey is called
North Anatolian Fault."
"This deadly fault has now major cities in its sight."
The worry the next segment runs very close to Istanbul."
"There will be an earthquake,
There really any question of When,
rather than if."
"In 2011, Wold population hit 7 billion."
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