The in-depth story of the 1966 Aberfan Mine Disaster. Early on October 21, 1966, 140,000 cubic yards of coal waste from the nearby mine slid from the hill above the Aberfan and buried all the ...
Disasters and History offers the first comprehensive historical overview of hazards and disasters. Drawing on a range of case studies, including the Black Death, the Lisbon earthquake of 1755 and the ...
TSUNAMI: RACE AGAINST TIME is a four-part documentary series providing a 360-degree view into the heart-stopping events of ...
SRI LANKA, — This December marks the 20th anniversary of the Boxing Day tsunami, one of the deadliest natural disasters in ...
the harrowing documentary illuminates the "true horror" of the attack. Preserved first-hand in "visceral detail", the film "unfolds much like a disaster movie", said Rachel Aroesti in The Guardian.
author of a recent history of the event, “Donora Death Fog — Clean Air and the Tragedy of a Pennsylvania Mill Town.” “Rumor of Blue Sky,” a 2009 documentary about the smog disaster ...