Bill Nye, the science guy. Storms & Atmosphere /

Storms: Storms happen when huge masses of air collide. Disaster or not, storms benefit us. the tropical regions of the Earth would be too hot to inhabit, and the subpolar regions too cold, if we didn't have hurricanes and typhoons to distribute the Earth's heat so efficiently. Atmosphere:...

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Corporate Authors:	Disney Educational Productions, National Science Foundation (U.S.), KCTS (Television station : Seattle, Wash.), Rabbit Ears Productions
Other Authors:	Nye, Bill
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published:	Elk Grove Village, IL : Disney Educational Products, 2008.
Subjects:	Science > Experiments > Juvenile films. Storms > Juvenile films. Severe storms > Juvenile films. Atmosphere > Juvenile films. Meteorology > Juvenile films. Air > Juvenile films. Sky > Juvenile films. Science television programs. Educational television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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Summary:	Storms: Storms happen when huge masses of air collide. Disaster or not, storms benefit us. the tropical regions of the Earth would be too hot to inhabit, and the subpolar regions too cold, if we didn't have hurricanes and typhoons to distribute the Earth's heat so efficiently. Atmosphere: There is something in the air as Bill Nye talks about the atmosphere, its five different levels, and how it protects the Earth. Bill soars into the heavy topic of atmospheric air pressure and radio waves.
Item Description:	Originally broadcast as two episodes of Bill Nye, the science guy: Storms in 1997 and Atmosphere in 1994. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 52 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; region 1; NTSC.
Audience:	Grade 4 and up.