Bibliograph

Volcano above the clouds, A Nova/WGBH, La Cinquième, Südwestrundfunk, Gédéon Programmes, Meridian, and NHK co-production ; written, produced and directed by Hugh Thomson

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Label

Volcano above the clouds, A Nova/WGBH, La Cinquième, Südwestrundfunk, Gédéon Programmes, Meridian, and NHK co-production ; written, produced and directed by Hugh Thomson

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPAA rating: Not rated

resource.interestGradeLevel

Teaching guide : Grades 5-12

Main title

Volcano above the clouds

Medium

videorecording

Oclc number

53908644

Responsibility statement

A Nova/WGBH, La Cinquième, Südwestrundfunk, Gédéon Programmes, Meridian, and NHK co-production ; written, produced and directed by Hugh Thomson

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Summary

"At 20,000 feet, Mount Kilimanjaro is Africa's highest peak and also the world's tallest volcano ... A trek up its steep flanks takes climbers through five different worlds of climate and vegetation, ranging from rainforest near the bottom to arctic ramparts of ice surrounding a rocky crater at the peak. Kilimanjaro is not only a nature-lover's paradise, but also a tantalizing mystery for many scientists. The glacier atop the mountain has shrunk by over a third in the last decade due to global warming, and could disappear altogether by 2015. And although classified as dormant, Kilimanjaro has begun to stir, and evidence suggests that a massive landslide could rip open the side of the mountain causing a cataclysmic flow of hot gases and rock, similar to Mount St. Helens. NOVA takes an unusual expedition to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro to investigate these two scientific mysteries."--Container

Table Of Contents

Bonus feature : Printable materials for educators [PDF documents]

Target audience

specialized

Technique

live action

Classification