Mother Nature Shows Her Dark Side at the IMAX Theatre
September 27, 2004 — Gatineau (Quebec) — Starting October 8 at the Canadian Museum of Civilization’s IMAX Theatre, the spectacular new film, Forces of Nature, will bring the awesome spectacle of earthquakes, volcanoes and tornadoes to the IMAX Dome.
From the very brink of erupting volcanoes, along shuddering fault lines, and barrelling toward angry funnel clouds, larger-than-life images and sound immerse the audience in the colossal powers that shape our world. Partnering with Graphic Films, National Geographic examines these inspiring and terrifying natural events with the trademark combination of scientific excellence, storytelling skill and human emotion that has defined the Society for more than a century. The result is the perfect combination of subject and medium: nature’s grandest phenomenon captured on the world’s biggest film format.
From an active Caribbean volcano to the earthquake-tested antiquities of Istanbul, and finally on to America’s notorious "Tornado Alley", Forces of Nature showcases three scientists who aim to improve our odds of surviving these terrifying events.
At the Montserrat Volcano Observatory, Dr. Marie Edmonds keeps watch over Soufriere Hills, the island’s active volcano. In 1995, Montserrat citizens learned they were living on a time bomb when a massive explosion sent pyroclastic flows racing down the mountain. Edmonds now searches for signs of future eruptions.
In the ancient city of Istanbul, geophysicist Dr. Ross Stein has spent much of his career studying the rumblings of the North Anatolian Fault. Forces of Nature witnesses the aftermath of the 1999 quake that took an astonishing human toll, with more than 17,000 dead and thousands more injured.
Not all rotating storms spawn tornadoes, so it is up to scientists like Dr. Joshua Wurman to try to figure out which ones do, enhancing our ability to predict where disaster might strike next. Wurman’s enduring mission is to get a radar’s-eye view inside a tornado, solving the mystery of how these funnel clouds are born. Forces of Nature delivers a wild ride as Wurman’s team manages to corner a massive twister.
Starting October 8, Forces of Nature will be presented at the Canadian Museum of Civilization’s IMAX Theatre alongside
Roar: Lions of the Kalahari.
Forces of Nature is a National Geographic film, produced by Graphic Films and funded in part by the National Science Foundation.
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Information (media):
Julie Gunville
Marketing Manager
IMAX Theatre
Telephone: (819) 776-8326
E-mail: julie.gunville@civilization.ca
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