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I survived the the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 / by Tarshis, Lauren.; Dawson, Scott.;
Includes bibliographical references.When the massive metal tank filled with sticky brown molasses that rises up over her crowded North End neighborhood explodes, young Carmen must fight for her life, as a tsunami of molasses rushes through the streets.Appeals to 3rd-5th graders.Reading level grade 4.LSC
Subjects: Suspense fiction.; Historical fiction.; Floods; Molasses; Industrial accidents; Survival;

Tides of fire : a thriller / by Rollins, James,1961-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."An international research station in the Coral Sea comes under siege during a geological disaster that triggers massive quakes, deadly tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions. To stop the world from burning, it's up to Sigma Force to uncover a secret buried at the heart of our planet"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Corals; Natural disasters; Special operations (Military science); Underwater exploration;

Tides of fire [text (large print)] : a thriller / by Rollins, James,1961-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."An international research station in the Coral Sea comes under siege during a geological disaster that triggers massive quakes, deadly tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions. To stop the world from burning, it's up to Sigma Force to uncover a secret buried at the heart of our planet"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Large print books.; Novels.; Corals; Natural disasters; Special operations (Military science); Underwater exploration;

Blizzard of glass : the Halifax explosion of 1917 / by Walker, Sally M.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 134-137) and index.When two ships collided in Halifax Harbour, on December 6, 1917, one of them was full of munitions for World War I. The ensuing explosion, aftershocks, and tsunami wrecked unbelievable devastation. It was the largest explosion in the world until the atomic bomb was detonated in World War II in 1945.LSC
Subjects: Halifax Explosion, Halifax, N.S., 1917; Explosions;
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Tides of fire [sound recording] : a thriller / by Rollins, James,1961-author.; Baskous, Christian,narrator.; Harper Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Christian Baskous."An international research station in the Coral Sea comes under siege during a geological disaster that triggers massive quakes, deadly tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions. To stop the world from burning, it's up to Sigma Force to uncover a secret buried at the heart of our planet"--
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Novels.; Thrillers (Fiction); Corals; Natural disasters; Special operations (Military science); Underwater exploration;

Antony and Cleopatra. by Avrich, Barry,film director.; Griffin, Gary,film director.; Carlson, Ben,actor.; Wyn Davies, Geraint,actor.; McCamus, Tom,actor.; McIntosh, Yanna,actor.; Terry Steiner International (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Ben Carlson, Geraint Wyn Davies, Tom McCamus, Yanna McIntoshOriginally produced by Terry Steiner International in 2013.Reason and judgement prove no match for the tsunami of mutual passion engulfing Mark Antony, one of the three joint rulers of the Roman republic, and Cleopatra, the seductive queen of Egypt. Surrendering everything to their desires, they open the floodgates to a civil conflict that will shake the very foundations of their world.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Literature.; Arts.; Performing arts.; Documentary films.; Artists.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.; Literature, Medieval.; Art and architecture.;

Drain the sunken pirate city [videorecording] / by Henderson, Jon,host.; National Geographic Partners (U.S.),production company.; National Geographic Television,production company.;
Host, Dr. Jon Henderson.Hidden beneath the waters of Jamaica's Kingston Harbour lie the ruins of the biggest pirate city of all time, Port Royal. On June 7th 1692, an earthquake followed by a tsunami destroyed the city. Archaeologist Dr. Jon Henderson uses the latest high tech scientific survey to reveal the full extent of the 33-acre sunken city for the first time.E.DVD-R, widescreen ; Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Documentary television programs.; Historical television programs.; Nonfiction television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Excavations (Archaeology); Piracy; Pirates; Underwater archaeology;
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Quack quack : the threat of pseudoscience / by Schwarcz, Joe,author.;
We are in a crisis. A tsunami of misinformation and disinformation is threatening to engulf evidence-based science. In 'Quack Quack', Dr. Joe Schwarcz focuses on the deluge of anecdotes, cherry-picked data, pseudoscientific nonsense, and seductive baseless health claims that undermine efforts to educate the public about evidence-based science. The wide scope of the topics drawn from past and present aims to cast a life preserver to people drowning in a sea of misinformation.
Subjects: Common fallacies.; Pseudoscience.; Quacks and quackery.;

I survived the great molasses flood, 1919 : the graphic novel / by Ball, Georgia.; Vega, Karen de la.; Tarshis, Lauren.;
Includes bibliographical references.It's been four years since Carmen and Papa moved from Italy to Boston. Life here is exciting, but not always easy. And then there's the massive metal tank that rises up over their crowded North End neighborhood. The ugly tank, filled with sticky brown molasses, has always leaked. But nobody imagined that it could one day explode apart, sending a tsunami of molasses into the streets. Caught in the flood, Carmen must fight for her life -- the life that she and Papa built together in America. But where will she find the strength?Ages 9 through 12.
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Comics (Graphic works); Graphic novel adaptations.; Floods; Industrial accidents; Molasses; Survival; Cartoons and comics.;

The Listener. by Buscemi, Steve,film director.; Shawkat, Alia,actor.; Wilson, Casey,actor.; Marshall-Green, Logan,actor.; Cho, Margaret,actor.; Hall, Rebecca,actor.; Thompson, Tessa,actor.; Vertical Entertainment (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Alia Shawkat, Casey Wilson, Logan Marshall-Green, Margaret Cho, Rebecca Hall, Tessa ThompsonOriginally produced by Vertical Entertainment in 2022.Directed by Steve Buscemi, THE LISTENER stars Tessa Thompson as Beth, a helpline volunteer who is part of the small army that gets on the phone every night across America, fielding calls from all kinds of people feeling lonely, broken, hopeless. Over the last year, the tide has become a tsunami. As Beth goes through her shift, the stakes rise: is this the night she will lose someone? Save someone? Eventually, Beth’s own story comes to light, revealing why she does it. All along we remain with her: listening, comforting, connecting – patching the world back together, one stitch at a time.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.;

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