how we will save our planet earth from natural disasters?

Question

AS we know that we are doing lots of things which will make harm to nature and in reaction natural disaster are there ? and also there are warnings of global warming so what we will do to save our planet earth from disasters?

Answer 1

There Are Many Types Of Natural Disasters, One Of Them Is An Earthquake, It Has Many Reasons, One Of Them Is The Soil Displaced By The Base Of Long Height

Building Construction, Which Is Refilled With An Equal Amount Of Soil Weight Added Again To Reduce The Error, But The Height Of The Building Is Left With An Error In Centre Of Gravity Concern Of The Foot Print Of That Building, Which May Contribute To An Error In The Circular Motion Of Earth On Its Axis, Longer Height Buildings Should Be Avoided To Reduce This Error

Answer 2

Natural Disasters are mostly inevitable, but we can build cities which can be made safe from Tsunamis and Earth Quakes and other natural disasters. Some cities beneath the earth, some on earth and some cities also in space. We have that much technology now to think for the better future of people and the planet.

The only thing we need is to understand are we ready enough to live in peace and in perfect harmony with nature? can we live and share together in a new world ?



A new world , a new city can be made for us, where everything is recycleable, water, air, and energy, all can be used and used again by todays technology.

We only need the courage to make the choices.

Today, the choice should not be coke or pepsi, but choice of survival in all conditions.

Answer 3

Look these things are natural.These natural disasters are made to balance the earth. Just think of a situation where our population keeps on increasing and no one is dying. How would that look like. How the earth will hold all these. So these are ways where earth keeps everything balanced.



Finally saying we are the main cause for these natural disasters.

Answer 4

Just think of it.. everything that we do, always ended up spoiled. Actually we can't save our planet from natural disasters, we can only try to minimized the casuality and the loss because of the disasters. So in my opinion we cant save the planet, we can only minimized the impact caused by it. Coz eventually the earth will met it's end at doomsday.

Answer 5

Dear sir,



Indeed it is very good and valid question!



It is very simple we have to leave in harmony with the nature,



- Change over to organic (ban use of chemicals),

- No use of arms & amunision during the war that means all

the matters should be resolved by dialogue.

- Minimise exploring natural resources (Oil).

- Depend more on renewable sources (solar/wind/water)



Firstly we need to understand the nature correctly



God has created all the leaving creature with purpose.

(should not kill any living ceatures)



Whenever we try to do some thing we need to recall and take it to our mind it our great scientists law (Newtons):



FOR EVERY ACTION THERE IS AN EQUAL AND OPOSITE REAACTION.



Best Regards,

Ravindra Kumar GS

Answer 6

God Has created both the nature and the Human Beings but humans have destroyed the nature for their sake so reduce destroing the naature by practicing to live with nature use natural means of transport to travel.

Answer 7

We cannot save ourselves from natural disasters, they are natural while what we are doing is unnatural. We should mend our ways instead of thinking how to protect ourselves from the forces of nature. Think about it.

Answer 8

there's a place interior the bible that asserts God will heal the land if we turn removed from our wickedness and pray to him inquiring for forgiveness, that's the wonderful place to initiate. I somewhat have felt venture additionally, so I began with myself in that I propose changing what I do extensive-unfold to reason destruction and pollutants and as a replace start to opposite all my strikes to provide up. next, initiate making use of secure and sparkling efforts in saving the planet as much as i will from making use of purifying water filter out's as a replace of paying for for bottled water to making use of grocery bags that are reusable and not plastic ones. that's in straight forward terms a sprint pattern I provide you yet there is a lot extra we are able to do. connect a green attempt and commence. be slightly of the changing recommendations-set in people who pass from me, me, me.. to the earth my domicile and planet that desires my help to get well.

Answer 9

one side man-made disasters other side natural disasters we can't save ourselves how can we save our planet earth ?.

It is beyond human power.

Answer 10

Just through planting trees. . . . . on this planet. .. .

try to less the use of plastic and other harmful items.

And the Biggest thing Please stop gen rating the more Human being. .. . . Stop population exploration.

Answer 11

WE MUST MAINTAIN THE ECOLOGICAL BALANCE. DO NOT USE PLASTIC BAGS AT HOME OR ANYWHERE. HAVE YOU CONTRIBUTED TOWARDS THAT? ITS A MIND BOGGLING QUESTION? ONE CAN ONLY CONTRIBUTE PERSONALLY TOWARDS AVERTING DISASTERS. THATS MANDATORY. YOU SEE, ITS A MATTER OF BELIEF, JUST LIKE RELIGION. YOU MUST FIRST PRACTISE IT YOURSELF AND THAT TOO WHOLEHEARTEDLY . REST WILL FOLLOW.

Answer 12

Don't think we can it's inevitable because we did not take care of our world or the animals and plants

Answer 13

we connot save it. they are natural. they are meant to occur. and though they harm earth directly, they are indirectly helping it. we can't avoid them. we should learn to save ourselves from them, live with them and get used to them.

Answer 14

no i say. I come from in Indonesia, and as you know that tsunami threat and also earthquake never can get solve easily.

Answer 15

Although nearly all fictional work is set on or features the Earth, this article addresses the depiction in fiction of its existence and role in the universe.

In science fiction set far in the future, authors commonly treat the Earth in one or more of four ways:



Earth could be a member of whatever interstellar community exists in the work, whether as a minor or major player. This is by far the most common option; Earth, due to anthropocentrism, is usually a major power-broker. Perhaps the most notable example of this is Star Trek (the United Federation of Planets). Also, this scenario sometimes uses Earth as a corrupt empire, as in Poul Anderson's Dominic Flandry series where "The barbarians in the long ships waited at the edge of the Galaxy for the ancient Terran Empire to fall (...) The brilliant Starship Commander Flandry fought to save the empire even as he scorned it" (from the preface to "The Rebel Worlds"). Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover series, too, has a brooding Terran Empire maintaining a colonial enclave on the planet Darkover where the plot takes place, and on countless others.

Earth's location could have been lost to the sands of time and with the planet presumed destroyed or rendered uninhabitable or even no one (human or otherwise) caring where it is. This scenario is expressed in the Foundation Series by Isaac Asimov, among others. In the numerous books of the Dumarest series by E.C. Tubb, the adventurer protagonist was born on a "galactic backwater" Earth and at a young age had stowed away on a rare spaceship touching down on the planet; having seen more than enough of the galaxy he wants to go back, but no one else had ever heard of the planet.

Earth's location could be unknown except for the few who live there. One of the most prominent examples of this is Battlestar Galactica.

Earth could have been completely destroyed or rendered uninhabitable, but its location (or at least its former location) is well-known. This last scenario is also popular, and was featured in the movie Titan A.E., as well as in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

There is also fiction that never mentions Earth, like the Star Wars series.



Contents [hide]

1 Battlestar Galactica

2 Buck Rogers

3 CoDominium

4 Dune

5 Firefly

6 Future Histories

7 Half-Life

8 Hitchhiker's Guide

9 Stargate

10 Star Trek

11 Other fiction

12 See also



Planet Earth Series:



GSM14 The Living Machine - Plate tectonics, one of the most important geologic discoveries

of the 20th century, is explored at such sites as the erupting Kilauea volcano and the bottom of

the Atlantic Ocean in the submersible craft Alvin. (60min/$30/GSM)



GSM15 The Blue Planet - Perhaps the last great unexplored frontier on earth, the oceans

reveal major new revelations as detected by scientists aboard the space shuttle and submerged to

the depths of the "middle ocean" to view rare life forms. (60min/$30/GSM)



GSM16 The Climate Puzzle - Scientists piece together an unfolding mystery - what caused the

ice ages, how Venus's greenhouse effect may have parallels on earth, and what Antarctica's eerie

ice rivers demonstrate. (60min/$30/GSM)



GSM17 Tales from Other Worlds - Through little seen footage shot in space and special

effects, visit the great failed star of Jupiter, probe the raging volcano of Io, and peer through acid

rain clouds to see the surface of Venus for the first time. (60min/$30/GSM)



GSM18 Gifts from the Earth - By examining the earth's mineral and energy sources, scientists

analyze how the theory of plate tectonics has revolutionized the search for earth's treasures that

lay hidden in locations such as the Red Sea and Antarctic ice cap. (60min/$30/GSM)



GSM19 The Solar Sea - Geologists investigate an 800 million years old rock record of sun

activity in an ancient Australian lake bed, and fabulous ground and satellite photographs of the

aurora borealis all contribute to an understanding of earth's relationship to the yellow dwarf star

we know as the sun. (60min/$30/GSM).



GSM20 Fate of the Earth - New theories about the global consequences of a "nuclear winter"

and an "ultraviolet spring" are revealed in this final episode that explores the role of life and its

future. (60min/$30/GSM)





Coordinated Print:



Textbook/Study Guide: Planet Earth and the New Geoscience, by Schmidt, Kendal-Hunt

Publishing Company, 1985, $29.95.

Planet Earth Faculty Manual, University of Pittsburgh, 1986, $15.00.

Call 1-800-LEARNER (532-7637) to order.





GEOLOGIC TIME:



GSM 21 The Earth Has A History - Helps build an understanding and appreciation of the

difficult idea of geologic time. Walks viewers through layers of time in the colorful Flatirons area

of the Rocky Mountains, explaining the changes to the Earth's surface throughout geologic or

"deep time." A teacher guide. Published by The Geological Society of America. (20min/$25/D.

Zbikowski loan).



GSM89 Geologic Time - This video demonstrates the immensity of geologic time. Natural

records of the earth's history from the Precambrian to the Mesozoic are shown in the exposed

strata of the Grand Canyon. The older layers of rocks contain no record of life, and the

progression to the growing complexity and diversity of life at the canyon's rim is illustrated. The

various means of establishing relative time are explained, and the measurement of absolute time

with radiometric dating processes in the geochronology laboratories is explained [Reviewed by S.

Huppler]. Teacher Guide. Published by Encyclopaedia Britannica. (24min/$79/Gift from Ed and

Sylvia Huppler; in memory of her brother, and GSM member, Kenneth Torstad).





ROCKS AND MINERALS:



GSM22 Rocks That Form on the Earth's Surface - This video explains the natural processes

that gradually decompose all types of rock. Weathering begins the process, then erosional agents:

running water, wind, waves and ice transport the products. Following this deposition, sediment is

lithified by compaction from the pressure of the overlying rock and by minerals deposited in the

spaces between the particles. The sediment is thus transformed into solid sedimentary rock.

[Reviewed by S. Huppler]. Helps viewers to reason and discover what sedimentary rocks are

made of and how they are formed. A teacher guide. Published by Encyclopaedia Britannica.

(17min/$99/GSM).



GSM23 Rocks That Originate Underground - This video examines the characteristics of natural

rocks that were formed underground. It shows photomicrographs of three types of rock and

shows the formation and development of crystals. It explains how the origin of the rocks can be

determined from the extent and pattern of crystallization, - whether the rock issued from openings

in the earth's crust (volcanic), cooled for millions of years deep within the earth (plutonic), or was

partially transformed from its original state by being subjected to high temperatures and pressures

underground (metamorphic). It is an excellent film, and the laboratory experiments clearly show

basic principles [Reviewed by S. Huppler]. Teacher Guide. Published by Encyclopaedia

Britannica. (22.5min/$99/GSM).



GSM24 The Rock Cycle - This program unravels the complex processes that create, change, and

break down earth materials. Clear and concise definitions of the major rock types are illustrated

using full motion video and colorful computer graphics. Examples of erosion, deposition,

metamorphism and volcanism were filmed on location in the Rocky Mountains and at other scenic

locations across North America. A teacher guide. Scott Resources. (18min/$69.95/GSM).



GSM25 Gemstones of America - An exquisite and award winning presentation that explores

how the Earth's rare crystals are formed, mined and then crafted into spectacular jewelry. Exciting

and geologically intriguing. Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. Available from Lapidary

Journal. (60min/$29.95/D. Zbikowski loan).





GSM26 Common Ground . . . Modern Mining and You - For elementary to an adult audience.

Stresses the importance of minerals and mining to our standard of living. Covers; history,

environmental concerns, exploration, mine development, public perceptions and using public

involvement as an educational tool. User's guide. A teacher's guide. Caterpillar. (26.5min/$10/D.

Zbikowski loan).



GSM27 Out of the Rock - For Jr. High to an adult audience. Examines the importance of

minerals and mining; provides examples of mineral use in everything from glass to makeup to

toothpaste to wiring. Also discusses recycling and environmental issues. An information package.

U.S. Bureau of Mines. (29min/$10/D. Zbikowski loan).



GSM28 "Let's Do Mineral Science" - The video consists of two segments. The first, "Rocks on

the Ground . . . Rocks on Your Face," gives information on some of the most common minerals

and the various modern products made from them. The revelations can be almost shocking. The

second segment is designed for elementary teachers and demonstrates six hands-on classroom

activities that teach ideas related to the earth's structure, plate tectonics, the mining process, and

the economics of mining. Activity worksheets. U.S. Bureau of Mines. (30min/$10/D. Zbikowski

loan).



GSM199 Save The Earth . . . How to Start at Home - This production of the Minnesota

Pollution Control Agency tells us what one person can do to help alleviate the pollution problems

we humans are creating by our modern way of life. Responsibility for the macro-problem must be

shared, and the micro-solutions are our best defense to date to help save our environment.

(23min/$20/Gift from Doug and Mary Zbikowski/4Nov96)





GEOPHYSICS:



GSM41 The Blue Planet - This IMAX presentation includes extensive footage by astronauts

from five space shuttle missions. The stunning photography dramatically reveals the forces

affecting Earth's fragile ecological balance: hurricanes, volcanoes, earthquakes, and, ultimately,

people. The Smithsonian Institution's Air and Space Museum. (42min/$29.95/D. Zbikowski loan).



GSM42 The Miracle Planet / The Third Planet - Watch the sun form from dust and hot gases,

the inner planets from colliding meteorites and comets that brought water and amino acids - the

building blocks of life. See how Earth's position, third from the sun, makes it alone a refuge for

life. Witness the miracle of the first rainfall. See how meteorites continue to bombard our unique

planet of intricate systems, perfectly balanced to sustain a rich diversity of life. Ambrose Video.

(55min/$99.95/Gift from Henry & Marjorie Gangl).



GSM43 The Miracle Planet / The Heat Within - Looks at one of the Earth's most extraordinary

features: 4.6 billion years after its formation, the planet continues to release the stupendous heat

of its interior. This venting heat has broken continents apart, created new lands and determined

great mineral deposits. Today, the heat within continues to alter the face of the globe. Ambrose

Video. (55min/$99.95/Gift from Henry & Marjorie Gangl).



GSM44 The Miracle Planet / Riddles of Sand and Ice - Find out what causes an ice age and

watch, as though from space, as a glistening blanket of ice covers more than a third of the globe.

Tunnel inside an Alaskan glacier to see how it moves, breaking off rocks and taking them with it.

See massive boulders from Northern Canada left in New York City's Central Park by a mile thick

glacier. Journey to the Sahara to see how the latest ice age, as it brought freezing cold to much of

the planet, made the desert bloom. Could today's forests become the barren deserts of tomorrow?

Ambrose Video. (55min/$99.95/Gift from Henry & Marjorie Gangl).



GSM88 Continental Drift: The Theory Of Plate Tectonics - This video illustrates the features

of plate tectonics. It demonstrates that the major continents were, at least once in earth's history,

joined to form a supercontinent, and were later broken apart by plate movement across the

surface of the earth, set in motion by convection currents in the underlying mantle. It illustrates

the three types of plate boundaries: divergent boundaries where plates move apart; convergent

boundaries, - zones where plates move together causing one to go beneath the other or where

plates collide; and transform boundaries where plates slide past each other, scraping and

deforming as they pass. It examines rifting, faulting, earthquakes and volcanism, the formation of

new volcanic islands, mid-ocean ridges, sea floor spreading, and the formation of hot spots, -

areas of concentrated heat flow at the earth's surface - with rising magmatic plumes that provide

the driving force for sea floor spreading and the formation of volcanic island chains such as the

Hawaiian Islands [Reviewed by S. Huppler]. Teacher Guide. Published by Encyclopaedia

Britannica. (21.2min/$99/Gift from Ed and Sylvia Huppler, in memory of her brother, and GSM

member, Kenneth Torstad).



GSM94 The Aurora Explained - This release from the Aurora Color Television Project of the

Geophysical Institute of Alaska, offers incredible images of the eerie and beautiful aurora,

explaining what the northern lights are, how they work, and why and when they appear.

(30min/$30/ Gift from Rick and Jean Hosterman).





CATASTROPHIC GEOLOGY:



GSM29 The Story of America's Great Volcanoes - Exciting footage of Mt. St. Helens, Hawaii's

Kilauea, and other American volcanoes, both active and dormant. Questar Video.

(55min/$29.95/D. Zbikowski loan).





GSM30 Earthquake - This NOVA production examines what we know, and

don't know, about earthquakes and their prediction. (60min/$14.95/GSM).



GSM31 Meteorites - This two-part set is filled with computer graphics, pictures from Voyager

II, footage of ancient meteor craters, and specimens from around the world. Tells a fascinating

story of science, legend, myth, and wonder. Austrian Broadcasting Corporation.

(84min/$19.95/D. Zbikowski loan).



GSM32 The Great Floods . . . Cataclysms of the Ice Age - The Pacific Northwest was the

stage for one of this century's great mysteries. The unlikely evidence: a maze of enormous empty

river canyons, boulder-strewn valleys, giant ripple marks, and the skeletal remains of the world's

largest waterfall all geologically fresh, yet sitting high and dry, far from any source of water.

Video tracks the clues leading to the verdict that revolutionized geologic thinking . . . the ice age

floods. Northwest Interpretive Association, Coulee Dam, National Park Service.

(13.5min/$14.95/Gift from J. Hamilton and D. Robinson)



GSM78 Earthquakes: The Terrifying Truth - An ABC World of Discovery video that

examines in rather frightening terms, the potential disasters ahead for those living in regions of

risk. Plenty of actual footage makes it scary but fascinating. (50min/$20/Gift from George and

Goldie Johnson)



GSM87 Born Of Fire - National Geographic cameras travel to Iceland, Africa, Japan, California,

and Greece to record how the huge plates of the earth's crust crash together, pull apart, and

override each other causing ground-shattering earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Follow

scientists around the world as they search for clues to the causes of these powerful geologic

events. (60min/$15/GSM).





REGIONAL SPECIALTIES:



GSM33 The Ring of Truth - The "Clues" segment of this six-part PBS series reconstructs the

geologic evidence that supports the hypothesis that the Mediterranean Sea was once an arid

desert that formed when the Straits of Gibraltar closed, to shut off the supply of water from the

Atlantic ocean. PBS Home Video. (60min/$10/D. Zbikowski loan).



GSM34 Exotic Terrain - Traces the history of the mysterious rocks in the Hells Canyon region

on the Oregon-Idaho border, and provides an overview of tectonic activity along the Pacific

coast. Bullfrog Films. (27min/$29.95/D. Zbikowski loan).



GSM35 Hidden Fury . . . The New Madrid Earthquake Zone - Located along the Mississippi

River near Memphis, Tennessee is an earthquake zone named after a small river town in southern

Missouri, which was destroyed in 1811 and 1812, during the most powerful series of earthquakes

ever known on earth. The zone is still active today and holds the potential for extensive future

destruction. Bullfrog Films. (27min/$29.95/D. Zbikowski loan).



GSM36 The Story of America's Great Northwest - Washington, Oregon, and Northern

California. A land of history and ancient cultures, from Lewis and Clark to the immigrants on the

Oregon Trail. Explores the Columbia River Gorge, San Juan Islands, Olympic National Park, the

Oregon Coast, Crater Lake, the Rogue River, Hells Canyon, the Wallowa Mountains, John Day

Fossil Beds, and other parklands of America's Great Northwest. Questar. (65min/$29.95/Gift

from Henry & Marjorie Gangl).



GSM37 Touring America's National Parks, Second Edition - Travel to every corner of the

country as you visit 20 of our nation's favorite parks, each with its own unique characteristics.

The geological events that produced the remarkable physical features of each park are carefully

explained and archival film footage illustrates important historical moments in the development of

our park system. Beautiful photography. Questar. (65min/$29.95/D. Zbikowski loan).



GSM38 Yellowstone . . . Imprints of Geologic Time - Takes viewers on a spectacular journey

through the colorful geologic story of Yellowstone National Park. Breathes life into the park's

geologic story and captures the essence of Yellowstone's vivid natural features: magnificent

geysers, hot springs, scenery and wildlife. Terra Productions. (27min/$19.95/D. Zbikowski loan).



GSM39 Bryce Canyon and Kodachrome Basin - This treasure lies amid some of the most

spectacular countryside in the world. Discover the colorful and delicately carved landscapes, and

the story behind them. Lapidary Journal. (30min/$29.95/D. Zbikowski loan).



GSM40 Discover Timpanogos Cave - Since its discovery in 1887, Timpanogos Cave has

become one of the most popular attractions in the state of Utah. Within this national monument

are some of the most beautiful and rarest formations found anywhere. Computer animation of

cave evolution and a reenactment of the cave's discovery, combine to give the viewer a deeper

understanding and appreciation of the cave. Lapidary Journal. (22min/$29.95/D. Zbikowski loan).



GSM90 Quality Control . . . From Ore To Finished Product - From the mid 1800's through

the 1960's some 400 mining companies operated on the Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan. This film

was produced in the 1940's and shows the copper mining process from deep shaft underground

mining of ore to the final, finished product. Historically, the technologies used are fascinating.

(60min/$20/Gift from Doug and Mary Zbikowski).



GSM91 Michigan's Copper Country . . . The Keweenaw National Historical Park - The

Keweenaw Peninsula, often called the "Copper Country," was the scene of America's first mineral

rush in the early 1840's, and soon became a thriving mix of cultures as immigrants from many

lands flocked to the region in search of jobs and opportunity. This video documents the human

history of the region, which became a reality, ultimately, because of its geology. (55min/$20/Gift

from Doug and Mary Zbikowski)



GSM95 Exploring Idaho - A joint venture of the Idaho Department of Commerce, the state's

seven regional travel committees, and KTVB Channel 7 in Boise, Idaho. This video gives a high

adventure tour of the state's most interesting people, places, and events. (51min/$15/Gift from

Paul Lemke).



GSM96 Iron Range . . . A Peoples History - They came from farms and villages of more than

25 European countries-tens of thousands of immigrants- settling on Minnesota's Iron Range. This

documentary reveals an album of memories about the Range, the human side of the development

of this great geologic resource. (60min/$20/Gift from Doug and Mary Zbikowski).



GSM97 1996 GSM Idaho Field Trip (2 copies)- The production debut of GSM member Paul

Lemke. An abridged edition of various stops along this memorable geologic field trip.

(2hours/Priceless/Gifts from Paul Lemke).



GSM98 Craters of the Moon - A historic and geologic review of this unique and beautiful

national park in Idaho. (30min/$20/Loan from Judy Hamilton).



GSM127 Shoshone Ice Caves - Air circulation thru this cave has produced ice formation.

Earthwatch Media Productions 1992 (gift)



GSM128 The Columbia Icefields - "A Journey to the Ice Age" by foot and by helicopter across

the world's largest non-polar icefields. Canadian Wilderness Videos





FOSSILS AND DINOSAURS:



GSM45 The Weird And Wonderful Fossils Of The Burgess Shale - The video illustrates the

history and fossil life of the internationally famous Cambrian Burgess Shale and includes the

research by geologists of the Royal Ontario Museum. The Walcott Quarry and the Mount

Stephen Fossil Beds are visited, and Stephen Gould reexamines the theory of evolution. Canadian

Wilderness Videos. (27min/$29.95/D. Zbikowski loan). (note a newer version of this material is

now being recorded.)



GSM46 The Dinosaurs / The Monsters Emerge - Re-creates a skeptical world's reaction to the

astonishing fact that unknown giants lay buried in our distant past. See how the chance discovery

of the first dinosaur tooth in England in 1820 sparked a worldwide mania for "dragon bones."

Follow the "dinosaur wars" between a pair of hot-tempered American scientists. Original footage

of Roy Chapman Andrews in the Gobi Desert making his discovery of the first dinosaur eggs.

Take a modern expedition back into the Gobi to reexplore one of the great fossil regions. PBS

Home Video. (60min/$4/Gift from D. Zbikowski).



GSM47 The Dinosaurs / Flesh On The Bones - Solve a fascinating detective mystery with

clues scattered over 200 million years of history. Where did dinosaurs live? How fast did they

move? Were they hot or cold blooded? While many mysteries remain, every new discovery adds

to the continually changing picture of the dinosaur. PBS Home Video. (60min/$4/Gift from D.

Zbikowski).



GSM48 The Dinosaurs / The Nature Of The Beast - Join scientists to explore the puzzling

questions of how dinosaurs originated, and how these diverse and successful animals came to

dominate the entire planet for 140 million years. From the earliest known dinosaur in Argentina,

to the Nova Scotia evidence of an extinction that ushered in the age of the Terrible Lizards, to the

"good mother lizards" of the American West, the video pieces together the puzzle. PBS Home

Video. (60min/$4/Gift from D. Zbikowski).



GSM49 The Dinosaurs / The Death Of The Dinosaur - Beginning in 1980, Walter Alvarez and

his Nobel Prizewinning father, Luis, set out to prove that a massive comet or meteor was to

blame. Other scientists disagree, citing such alternative scenarios as violent volcanic activity or

even a virulent dinosaur disease. Whatever the answer, this extinction left a world ripe for

habitation by small mammals that finally resulted in homosapiens. PBS Home Video.

(60min/$4/Gift from D. Zbikowski).



GSM50 The Case Of The Flying Dinosaur - Are birds descendants of dinosaurs? This heated

scientific debate was fueled in 1860 with the discovery by workers in a German quarry of a

remarkably well preserved imprint of a prehistoric creature that seemed to be half bird, half

reptile. Named Archaeopteryx ("Ancient Wing") it lived among the dinosaurs 140 million years

ago. More recent fossil finds have been interpreted as showing that Archaeopteryx was a

dinosaur, but the debate goes on. NOVA. (60min/$14.95/GSM)



GSM51 Dinosaur! Hosted by actor Christopher Reeve (Superman), this fascinating and

informative adventure takes the viewer from the dinosaurs' creation to their mysterious extinction.

This introduction to dinosaurs is suitable for all ages and endorsed by the National Education

Association. Family Home Entertainment. (60min/$9.99/GSM)



GSM52 The Great Dinosaur Hunt - Travel with top Canadian and Chinese paleontologists as

they journey into China's desolate Gobi Desert, Canada's beautiful Alberta, and the bone-chilling

Arctic tundra to discover the story behind these fossil sites. Some of the finest footage available of

the Gobi sites. A fascinating example of the planning and thought behind the process of fossil

recovery. An exciting and highly informative video. Goodtimes Home Video. (96min/$5.96/GSM)



GSM53 Dinosaur! / The First Clue: Tale Of A Tooth - This four-part series hosted by Walter

Cronkite begins with the 1824 discovery by an English scientist of a giant tooth. From it he

projected a huge and terrifying creature. He named it Megalosaur and it sparked a controversy

that rocked the foundations of man's beliefs. (48min/$10/D. Zbikowski loan).



GSM54 Dinosaur! / The Fossil Rush: Tale Of A Bone - Describes the 1870's "bone rush"

which drove fossil hunters to risk life and limb in a quest for dinosaur remains. Modern fossil

detection can be high-tech and more exact, but the discoveries are just as exciting. Shows the leg

bones of Ultrasaurus. A&E Home Video. (48min/$10/D. Zbikowski loan).



GSM55 Dinosaur! / Birth Of A Legend: Tale Of An Egg - In 1922, a chance discovery in the

deserts of Mongolia heralded a new understanding of Dinosaur behavior. Dinosaur eggs and nests

allow us an insight into the family life of these very successful creatures. More recent discoveries

in Montana have shed new light on these relationships, but many questions still remain. A&E

Home Video. (48min/$10/D. Zbikowski loan).........



GSM56 Dinosaur! / Giant Birds Of The Air: Tale Of A Feather - Considers the evidence

supporting the theory that modern birds are the descendants of dinosaurs. A&E Home Video.

(48min/$10/D. Zbikowski loan).



GSM57 I Dig Fossils - Scott and his dad go on a real-life adventure to find 300 million year old

fossils just a few hours from their home. These Carboniferous Period fossil nodules in the Mazon

Creek area south of Chicago, do not reflect the types most commonly found and the child viewer

may infer otherwise. The video requires supporting explanations to put the experience in context,

but children will enjoy and be excited by the adventure and discovery. Mazon Productions.

(24min/$19.95/D. Zbikowski loan).



GSM83 The Badlands - In this volume four, episode #7 of The Nature Connection series with

David Suzuki, a group of children is led by a park naturalist through the bone beds in Dinosaur

Provincial Park where fossil evidence shows how dinosaurs and other creatures lived 65 million

years ago. (30min/$16/D. Zbikowski loan).



GSM129 Dinosaur Hunters - More than 80 million years ago, the Oviraptor, a strange bird-like

dinosaur, walked the sandy banks of an oasis in what is now Mongolia's Gobi desert...expedition

of scientists from The American Museum of Natural History and The Mongolian Academy of

Sciences...on-location filming and state of the art computer animation by National Geographic

Society. (60 minutes 1997) gift



GSM130 Mysteries Of Evolution - What killed the dinosaurs? ... Nature invented flight three

times. Paleoworld - (60min each video - GSM 130, 131,&132 for $39.95/gift from Alex &

Marlys Lowe).



GSM131 Rise Of The Predators - Remarkable killing predators...Some defenses against

them...Further evolution of predators - greater in size, sharper teeth, sharper claws... (60minutes).



GSM132 Sea Monsters - Massive 26 foot long Ichthyosaurus. Vicious Dimetrodon straddled

the line between reptiles and mammals. (early Permian) some proto-mammals evolved into land

animals and some evolved into today's "sea monsters". (60minutes).



GSM134 Beyond T. Rex - discovery of Carcharadontosaurus (Africa). discovery of

Gigantosaurus (South America). (50 min 1996 GSM 134,135,136, &137 for $79.80/gift from

Alex & Marlys Lowe).



GSM135 T. Rex - The Ulitimate Guide - A doting Dad?... A bird like runner?...A scavenger or

hunter?... (50 minutes 1996)



GSM136 Galapagos - Beyond Darwin - Exploration in a submersible off shore in the Galalagos

aat 3000 feet documents an extraordinary variety of new species. (100minutes 1996)



GSM137 Resurrecting the Mammoth - Japanese scientist searches a Siberian site for a frozen

Mammoth and for DNA which can possibly be replicated. (52 minutes 1998)



GSM138 When Dinosaurs Ruled Volume one - Series of five videos on finding dinosaurs in

North America, South America, Africa, Antartica, & Europe purchased by GSM for $99.95 . The

Learning Channel (52minutes for first volume1999)



GSM139 When Dinosaurs Ruled Volume two - The Learning Channel (52minutes 1999)



GSM140 When Dinosaurs Ruled Volume three - The Learning Channel (52minutes 1999)



GSM141 When Dinosaurs Ruled Volume four - At the Ends of the Earth. The Learning

Channel (52minutes 1999)



GSM142 When Dinosaurs Ruled Volume five - Birth of the Giants. The Learning Channel

(52minutes 1999)







American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)



GSM58 Before The Mountains - An introduction to the sedimentary sequences laid down

before compressional tectonics formed the Rocky Mountains. Discusses the effect of thrusting on

Paleozoic carbonates and shales and the nature of Sloss sequences. Narrated by Grant Mossop.

(29min/$39/D. Zbikowski loan)



GSM59 Birth Of The Rockies - Documents the extremely complex system of eastward-directed

thrust faults in the Canadian Rockies. Reviews the three main components of the Rockies, all

composed of thrust sheets of the original sedimentary wedge on North America's western margin.

Narrated by Grant Mossop. (28min/$39/D. Zbikowski loan).



GSM60 The Foreland Basin - The nature of foreland basins and their plate tectonic setting

related to continental collision. Discusses tectonic uplift, stratigraphy, basin fill and possible

controls on sedimentation. Narrated by Grant Mossop. (28min/$39/D. Zbikowski loan).



GSM61 Extensional Tectonics - Focuses on the physiography and geophysical properties of the

Basin and Range Province of western North America and discusses the gravitational potential,

heat flow and slow seismic velocities in such a region. Also examines active extensional tectonics

in the Death Valley area. (24min/$125/GSM).



GSM62 The Mississippi Delta: Model for Subsurface Exploration - Explains components of a

modern river delta system. Animation sequences plus aerial photography show dramatic pieces of

Mississippi Delta landscape that have undergone rapid geologic change a characteristic of the

delta-building environment. (32min/$39/D. Zbikowski loan).



GSM63 Arid Carbonate Coastlines - Shows modern processes on today's arid carbonate tidal

flats along the southern Arabian Gulf and explains how the model translates into producing

formations in West Texas. Animation and Graphics. Extremely interesting expose' on the origin

and development of stromatolites. (31min/$39/D. Zbikowski loan).



GSM64 Sample Examination - Staff at the Shell Exploration Training Center cooperated in

demonstrating proper wellsite sample collection and preparation practices; office examination,

identification and logging techniques; and lab preparation of thin sections, acetate peels, etc.

(28min/$39/D. Zbikowski loan).



GSM65 Carbonate Petrography - An excellent guide to classification of carbonate strata

through optical and electron microscopic study of grains, cements, fabrics, etc. (13min/$39/D.

Zbikowski loan).



* A printed companion text to the above is A Color Illustrated Guide to Carbonate Rock

Constituents, Textures, Cements, and Porosities / AAPG Memoir 27.



* A printed related text is A Color Illustrated Guide To Constituents, Textures, Cements, and

Porosities of Sandstones and Associated Rocks / AAPG Memoir 28.



GSM66 Carbonate Facies and Reservoir Heterogeneity- The Value of Modern Analogs -

Emphasizes the value of analogs in constraining interpretations and lending

predictability to unraveling facies patterns in carbonate reservoirs. (51min/$39/D.

Zbikowski loan).



GSM67 Ancient Turbidites Systems: Models and Problems - A very technical lecture for the

specialist that examines the problem of framing ancient turbidite systems within models derived

from modern settings. These insights are important for geologic reconstructions of ancient

margins and exploration in clastic deep-water basins. (50min/$39/D. Zbikowski loan).



GSM68 Gravity Deposits - This video analyses gravity deposits from flume study prediction to

outcrop data and finally to subsurface seismic data. A clear and interesting picture of the

enormous geometry and facies relationships of gravity deposits is developed with outcrop

examples taken from the French Alps. (45min/$19/D. Zbikowski loan).



GSM69 Stratigraphic Traps: The Tidal Flat Model - Shows tidal flat depositional processes in

the field and explains their implications by comparing them with rock samples from ancient tidal

flats. (13min/$39/D. Zbikowski loan).



GSM70 Development Geology - A very technical lecture for the specialist by W.J. Ebanks,

AAPG Distinguished Lecturer. Focuses on the many problems and solutions to successful

development of petroleum reservoirs. Many field examples plus relationship of geology

engineering and geophysical technologies to reservoir development. (48min/$39/D. Zbikowski

loan).



GSM71 Basin Development And Petroleum Exploration - Experts examine worldwide aspects

of basin development. Topics include computer modeling deep water drilling, over thrust belt

exploration, extensional fault systems, stratigraphic architecture and modeling, North Sea basins.

(43min/$63/D. Zbikowski loan).





Amoco Production Company



Note: The following are produced by Amoco for in-corporate training of employees, and are

generally quite technical.



GSM72 Basic Concepts of Sequence Stratigraphy - A look at the basic ideas, terminology, and

significance of the Vail (Exxon) sequence stratigraphy model as it applies to clastic depositional

systems. Dozens of subsurface, seismic, and outcrop examples. (26min/$150/Gift from Amoco).



GSM73 Paleogene Biostratigraphy and Sequence Stratigraphy of the North Sea - A look at

the North Sea and how the sequence stratigraphy and the biostratigraphy are used together. In

addition to Amoco work, Peter Vail and his student, Jack Neal, show their work.

(30min/$150/Gift from Amoco).



GSM74 Sequence Stratigraphy of the Gallup Sandstone - A close look at two stops of a

popular Amoco field trip examining this Cretaceous sequence in the San Juan Basin, New

Mexico. The Detailed facies relationships are put into a sequence stratigraphic context. A

correlation methodology is presented that can be used in any basin. (55min/$150/Gift from

Amoco).



GSM75 Carbonate Sequence Stratigraphy, Guadalupe Mountains, New Mexico - Describes

the comprehensive stratigraphic work conducted by the Texas Bureau of Economic Geology on

this classic field area. Shelf, reef, and basinal sediments are described and linked using sequence

stratigraphic principles. (87min/$150/Gift from Amoco).



GSM76 Fluvial Paleovalleys in the Tertiary, Spanish Pyrenees - Describes work conducted on

a huge, well-exposed paleovalley fill (60min/$150/Gift from Amoco).



GSM77 The Alba Field: Aspects of the Depositional Model - One billion barrels of oil-in-place

are stratigraphically trapped in late Eocene reservoir sandstone at Alba in the North Sea. The

sandstone was deposited by gravity flows in a bathyal slope setting. (20min/$150/Gift from

Amoco).





SPACE:



GSM79 The Universe - This NASA video, narrated by William Shatner, explains the

development of the universe we see today. Stellar evolution is particularly well detailed. Gas

clouds, Pulsars, Quasars, and the cosmic background radiation are all visited. Extraterrestrial life

from NASA's perspective is addressed. Talas Enterprises. (35min/$20/GSM).



GSM80 A Brief History Of Time - Primarily biographical in content, the life and work of Steven

Hawking are presented. Cosmological questions from the Big Bang to the Big Crunch are

speculated (84min/$24/D. Zbikowski loan).





GSM81 The Planets - Narrated by Patrick Stuart, this solar system tour de force contains some

incredible simulated-flyby animation of Venus and Mars. With Star Trek like drama, many

fascinating images and discoveries are presented. (51min/$17/Gift from Rick and Jean

Hosterman).



GSM84 Cosmos - Narrated by Carl Sagan, this expose of evolutionary processes takes us from

stunning computer animation of the action of DNA, the master molecule of life, to the rich

diversity of earth's creatures . . . then to speculations of evolutionary possibilities on other

planets (60 min/$20/Gift from Rick and Jean Hosterman).



GSM85 Mars The Red Planet - Join Michelle and Michael on an imaginary Mars mission! These

two school-aged and space smart explorers share historical information about previous Mars

missions and go through a simulated trip to, and encounter with, the planet. Educational fun for

kids to adults (28 min/$20/GSM).



GSM116 Cosmos - Narrated by Carl Sagan - GSM84 plus additional material contained in a

Emmy and Peabody Award-winning Series of Seven Videos by Carl Sagan. ($199.98/gift from

Alex & Marlys Lowe)

1. The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean

2. One Voice in the Cosmic Fugue



GSM117 Cosmos - Narrated by Carl Sagan

3. The Harmony of the Worlds

4. Heaven and Hell



GSM118 Cosmos - Narrated by Carl Sagan

5. Blues for a Red Planet

6. Travelers' Tales



GSM119 Cosmos - Narrated by Carl Sagan

7.The Backbone of Night

8. Travels in Space and Time



GSM120 Cosmos - Narrated by Carl Sagan

9. The Lives of the Stars

10. The Edge of Forever



GSM121 Cosmos - Narrated by Carl Sagan

11. The Persistence of Memory

12. Encyclopedaedia Galactica



GSM122 Cosmos - Narrated by Carl Sagan

13. Who Speaks for Earth

14. A Dialogue: Sagan-Turner