Washoe County Library System

Collection of animated short films from Pixar.

Mount Rainier and it's neighboring sister, Mount St. Helens are two of North America's most photographed and explosive volcanoes in the Cascade Volcanic Arc, extending from Southwestern Canada to Northern California. One is an eruption in waiting, while the other is known as the most active volcano in the contiguous United States.

"Meeting with volcanoes around the world, a volcanologist interprets their messages for humankind. In Mountains of Fire, Clive Oppenheimer invites readers to stand with him in the shadow of an active volcano. Whether he is scaling majestic summits, listening to hissing lava at the crater’s edge, or hunting for the far-flung ashes from Earth’s greatest eruptions, Oppenheimer is an ideal guide, offering readers the chance to tag along on the daring,...

If you're looking for lava, want to catch a spectacular sunrise above the clouds, or take a dip into pools of paradise, you'll find Hawaii's National Parks to be among the world's most enticing hot spots. Next, strike gold in Denali, Alaska's most famous national park, where you'll go glacier trekking, embark on discovery hikes, get behind the wheel of a monster truck, and marvel at Mt. Mckinley.

Abandoned on a mysterious island, you must use logic and observation, solve puzzles and find allies along the way to escape before the grumbling volcano erupts.

"On May 8, 1902, Mont Pelee on the island of Martinique exploded. A deadly cloud of steam and ash churned through plantations and villages, flattened the grand city of St. Pierre, then thundered into the bay where it sank eighteen ships and hundreds of smaller craft. Within a minute or two, nearly thirty thousand humans died. The splintered rubble of their homes and belongings burned for three days, and the world began to understand the awesome power...

An account of how and why Mount St. Helens erupted in May 1980 and the destruction it caused, and a discussion of the return of life to that area.

Blue planet: View Earth from space. Orbiting 200 miles above Earth's surface, see familiar landforms: the majestic Himalayas, giant Namib desert sand dunes, jewel-like Caribbean islands. From this unique vantage point see how natural forces - volcanoes, earthquakes and hurricanes - affect our planet, and how a powerful new force - mankind, has begun to alter the face of Earth. The dream is alive: Share with space shuttle astronauts the delight of...

"An explosion of incalculable magnitude in Yellowstone Park propelled lava and ash across the landscape and into the atmosphere, forever altering the climate of the entire continent. Nothing grows from the tainted soil. Stalled and stilled machines function only as statuary. People have been scraping by on the excess food and goods produced before the eruption. But supplies are running low. Natural resources are dwindling. And former police officer...