Earth Sciences Video Library

The Earth Sciences Video Library features streaming videos of Stanford-produced features as well as movies supporting classroom instruction. We are currently switching the videos over to the Quicktime Streaming format. Videos that haven't been switched are in the Real Player format.

These videos are offered under the Fair Use Doctrine for distance education and classroom support. Viewing of copyrighted materials requires SUnet ID authorization and is limited to Stanford IP addresses.

Natural Hazards

Earthquakes				Format
The Walls Came Tumbling Down: Earthquakes in the Holy Land Why are there so many ancient ruins in the Holy Land? Are they the result of human conflict, exposure, or earthquakes? Dr. Amos Nur uses breathtaking footage, computer simulations, and ancient art to reveal the dramatic role of earthquakes in the history of the Holy Land. Produced by Amos Nur. 55 min.				QT

Future Quakes Experts believe that quakes in the future have the potential to be more damaging than 1989's Loma Prieta quake. This video shows how USGS scientists are imaging and trenching Bay Area faults, probing sediments, and deploying rapid response networks to prepare for the next big quake. Produced by USGS. 20 min.				QT

San Francisco - The City that Waits to Die Scientists say San Francisco is a doomed city unless earthquake research and prediction progresses rapidly enough to avert a major disaster. Historic footage of the earthquake of 1906 and also of Alaskan and Nagata quakes. Laboratory experiments and animations show earthquake processes.. Produced by BBC, 1971. 58 min.				QT

SAFOD B-roll Footage and interviews from the drill site of the San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth. 24 min.				QT

Volcanoes				Format
Understanding Volcanic Hazards This video features images of erupting volcanoes & graphically shows how volcanic activity can affect people, their property, and the land on which they live. The program focuses on 7 types of volcanic hazards: ash falls, hot-ash flows, lahars, landslides, tsunamis, lava flows, & volcanic gases. Produced by IAVECEI. 25 min.				RM

In the Path of a Killer Volcano: Mt. Pinatubo The Philippines' Mount Pinatubo is about to blow big. Is there enough time to evacuate the hundreds of thousands in its raging path? Stay with the scientists who remain behind--and see some astonishing footage of the world's largest volcanic eruption in 80 years. Produced by NOVA. 55 min.				QT

The Lahars of Mount Pinatubo Amateur production showing video of the lahars of Mount Pinatubo. 26 min.				QT

Supervolcano! The land around Yellowstone regularly swells and subsides. Scientists know one day this bulging, molten lava will burst through the Earth's crust – it's just a question of when. The last super-eruption plunged the world into a freezing, volcanic winter that lasted a decade, and threatened the human population with extinction. Based on the predictions of top volcano experts and the detailed planning and evacuation strategies of government agencies, this explosive factual drama examines what would happen if this catastrophic event were to occur again. Produced by BBC. 1 hour, 52 min.				QT


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Earth Sciences Video Library

Natural Hazards