Orem Library

When unusual seismic activity is detected in the charming little Pacific Northwest town of Dante's Peak, U.S. Geological Survey volcanologist Harry Dalton is called in to investigate. Certain that a long-dormant volcano is set to erupt and the townspeople are in danger, he convinces Mayor Rachel Wando to take action. Now the race is on to evacuate the town before it's too late in this gripping adventure that's filled with adrenaline-fueled action...

"A cinematic rendition of Edward Bulwer's novel" which interweaves the lives of high and low, priest and beggar, in the Pompeii of 79 A.D.--just before the eruption of Vesuvius which buried the city that year.

When the island's dormant volcano begins roaring to life, Owen and Claire mount a campaign to rescue the remaining dinosaurs from this extinction-level event. Intense sequences of science-fiction violence and peril.

An educational program about Earth's geology. Introduces a number of geologic concepts including: basin & range, continental crust, crustal spread, earthquakes, erosion, exotic terrain, geologic time, glaciers, granite batholiths, MOHO, pillow lava, plate tectonics, rifts, subduction zones, volcanic activity, and xenoliths.

Mother Nature unleashes spectacular natural phenomena as Jay, Elisha and Tyler witness the inner workings of Niagra Falls, an actual lightning storm, and try to get out of the way of an avalanche. Ice: PMK chills out when Vanessa shows us how Hollywood creates those magical winter snow scenes for the movies. Elisha gets the rink ready for a big hockey game, and Tyler goes deep inside NASA's ice tunnel to discover how airplanes are made safe for flying. Water:...

Blending state-of-the-art digital graphics with real footage, Ocean Odyssey is a breathtaking underwater adventure that fully immerses you in the beauty and dangers of the deep.

Bill unearths the hard facts on volcanoes, landslides, tectonic plates, rivers, weather, and their varied effects on the creaton of rocks and soil. Check out how to unearth fossils in sedimentary rocks and soil and discover why there's a piece of quartz in watches.

Contains 4 episodes that follow Ms. Frizzle and her class on their science adventures aboard the magic school bus.

Since the days of the Roman empire, the numerous eruptions of Italy's Mount Vesuvius have devastated whole cities and towns, also destroying Pompeii and Herculaneum in A.D. 79. Describes how the volcano affects the lives of some two million people who now live in its shadow.

The living machine: Explores one of the most significant scientific developments of the 20th century: verification of a controversial theory called plate tectonics. Constantly moving around the planet's molten inner layer, the plates that form Earth's outer surface endlessly shift, pull apart and collide, creating new land masses as they devour the old. Stunning photography and amazing visual effects propel you through the turbulent forces shaping...