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 strang... more »e 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.« less
Joseph C. Taylor | Central California, USA | 11/07/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I'm a science teacher in California and have previewed in detail this work. For myself, I found the way Donal Macintyre organized the themes was ingeneous and caused the whole concept of weather to come alive to the point of being able to feel it and experience it in a powerful way. The fast pace, background music, true stories and historical background had a tendency to cause me personally to retain the details in vivid recollection
I'll be using this in my classes starting next week.
April 18th 2005: Well, the jury is back and the news is favorable. The video series was able to hold the attention of active Freshman in high school. Congratulations to Donal and his production crew."
OK but lacked great footage
John Ranold | NorthHollywood, CA United States | 10/15/2003
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This DVD is well organized into four sections:Wind,Wet,Cold, and Heat. Wind; Covers twisters, Hurricanes , and jet streams
Wet; Covers Storms,flash floods, monsoons
Cold; ice storms etc..
Heat; deserts etc.. As a tutorial on weather, this DVD is great, but it didn't have any shocking footages such as giant waves crashing over piers or roofs flying off by the power of a hurricane. I found World Almanacs-Extreme Weather more interesting."
The Perfect Teaching Tool For Weather
J. Omland | South Dakota | 08/02/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This video is great for middle school and high school earth science teachers. I have used it in the classroom with very positive results."
Entertaining
Randy Given | Manchester, CT USA | 03/22/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This was an entertaining four hour series about the weather. It covers wind, wet (water), cold, and heat. Kinda like the Crocodile Hunter meets the weather. It is pretty good and doesn't have the "typical" BBC flavor that I expected. Especially good at grabbing the attention of kids as they learn. Fun for adults, too."
The Weather is GREAT!!!!!!!
J. Hylton | Bassett VA USA | 06/11/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Donal MacIntyre is at his best as host of The Weather . This is one of the best DVDs I own. If you like National Geographic's "Nature Fury" you will like this one. It has good graphic's and is very fun to watch. I learned a lot about the weather from it. A great family video to watch with your older children."