The Weather

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Starring: Weather
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Type: DVD
Studio: BBC
Release Date: 2003-07-29
Running Time: 230 minutes
The Weather takes you on a trip around the world with death-defying presenter Donal MacIntyre. While he takes on the worst the weather can throw at him, stunning computer graphics and rare archive footage reveal the strange and often unbelievable forces that surround us. WIND What can wind do at it's worst? Presenter Donal MacIntyre exposes himself to 100 mile-per-hour gales in a laboratory wind tunnel to understand the devestating force that powered Hurricane Andrew and created an unprecedented cluster of tornados in the midwest. Meanwhile, two balloonists entrust their lives to the fickle forces of the jet stream, and we learn how the earth-circling winds were put to deadly use by the Japanese during World War II. WET Ride with the rain from the wettest place in Europe to the wettest place in the world, with a stop under the parched Texan skies, where farmers hope to harness the power of nature to create rain. From the first drop of a monsoon to the floods that kill millions each year, water brings life and death in equal measure. COLD Spectacular avalanches and ice storms are only a few of the bizarre phenomena that come with winter. But what about pure cold? After half an hour in his underwear at minus 18 degrees, Donal has to be rescued or die, as his body begins to shut down. So how do the Inuit in Greenland, and the Danish sledge patrol survive at 40 below? HEAT The sun's energy can kill--in our own cities as well as in the hot deserts of the equator. Donal endures wet heat in the jungles of Belize, and dries out in the Sahara where it is so hot that water in the atmosphere cannot condense into rain. But the gravest danger may be the warming Earth, with its rising sea levels, angry skies, deadly droughts, and devastating storms.

Excellent educational DVD
first time I learned how ice is formed on cars windshield and how tornado is formed. Still you would have made it more educational by adding more information on weather.

Weather extremes
This is well made, and holds your interest, as the host explores all kinds of extreme weather conditions. You can learn a lot. It's not teaching you about normal weather patterns, though.

Xtreme Science
I've used this series in 5th and 6th grade science classes for a couple years now. The kids love it and I'm not sick of watching it either. Donal puts himself in the craziest weather situations. The kids love when he puts himself in harms way to show what weather extremes can do to the human body.

Fannnnntastic!
As a teacher, we are always looking for a great video that shows actual footage and great explainations. This videos does both. We LOVE to show this video. The kids are amazed and don't say a word until the video is over--they don't want to miss a minute.

The Perfect Teaching Tool For Weather
This video is great for middle school and high school earth science teachers. I have used it in the classroom with very positive results.