Horizon S27E12 · The Quake of '89 - The Final Warning?

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Horizon presents the real story of seismic neglect and the failure of the San Francisco city government to protect its citizens.

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1. 1 1. Oil Spill1990-01-08 · 1h 0mAfter the Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989, Horizon looks at tanker design and the technology used for dealing with major oil slicks.
2. 2 2. Medicine 20001990-01-15 · 1h 0mHorizon reports on medical developments in Britain which could mean by the year 2000, health care will be very different.
3. 3 3. Food Irradiation: Would You Buy It?1990-01-22 · 1h 0mHorizon examines the history of research into irradiated food.
4. 4 4. From Earth to Miranda1990-01-29 · 1h 0mIn this Horizon documentary, we look at how NASA launched the Voyager space probes to explore the planets of the outer solar system.
5. 5 5. Encounter With Neptune1990-02-05 · 1h 0mThis report by Horizon presents the Voyager space probe close up encounter with the planet Neptune.
6. 6 6. Guess What's Coming to Dinner?1990-02-12 · 1h 0mHorizon looks at the potential implications of genetically engineering plants.
7. 7 7. The First 14 Days1990-02-19 · 1h 0mHorizon brings you a documentary on embryology - the branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms from the moment of conception.
8. 8 8. The 10,000 Year Test1990-03-05 · 1h 0mHorizon reports on how America has chosen to bury all of its most lethal radioactive waste under Yucca mountain in the state of Nevada.
9. 9 9. Hurricane!1990-03-12 · 1h 0mHorizon explores the inside of Hurricane Gilbert as it neared Jamaica on a direct course for the United States.
10. 10 10. The Britannic Greenhouse1990-03-19 · 1h 0mHorizon investigates how British scientists have begun to experiment to predict the effects of a changing climate from Greenhouse gases.
11. 11 11. Cold Fusion1990-03-26 · 1h 0mThis story by Horizon investigates cold fusion
12. 12 12. The Quake of '89 - The Final Warning?1990-04-02 · 1h 0mHorizon presents the real story of seismic neglect and the failure of the San Francisco city government to protect its citizens.
13. 13 13. The Sharpest Shot of the Universe1990-04-09 · 1h 0mIn this episode, Horizon looks at the Hubble space telescope, hailed as the greatest advance in astronomy since Galileo.
14. 14 14. The Company of Ants and Bees1990-04-23 · 1h 0mWhat can we learn from insects? Professor James Gould explains on Horizon that the human society may be able to predict their own future based on the society structure of ants and
15. 15 15. The Intelligent Island1990-04-30 · 1h 0mThis Horizon documentary looks at the radical transformations in the Singapore society as its technology extends into monitoring, logging, and linking up all businesses, informatio
16. 16 16. Legacy of a Volcano1990-05-14 · 1h 0mHorizon looks at the area around Mt. St. Helens 10 years after the volcanic eruption that devastated more 500 square kilometres of forest land in just minutes.
17. 17 17. Do Cows Make You Mad?1990-05-21 · 1h 0mThis episode of Horizon is about BSE transmitted in cattle feed and causing the fatal Creutzfeldt-Jakob syndrome in humans.
18. 18 18. The Child Mothers1990-06-04 · 1h 0mHorizon investigates how teenage pregnancy is now posing massive health and social problems in many societies.
19. 19 19. Signs of Life1990-06-11 · 1h 0mHorizon examines the possibility of scientists, either intentionally or unintentionally, creating living forms which could enjoy an independent existence, initially confined to com
20. 20 20. AIDS: A Quest for a Cure1990-06-25 · 1h 0mHorizon investigates new breakthroughs in the scientific study, analysis, and reproduction of cells and their compounds, which may lead to the development of a cure for the AIDS vi