VALDIVIA, CHILE: STORIES OF SURVIVAL
Thursday August 23, 2007
Produced by Terrascope Radio at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
A group of MIT freshmen travel to Valdivia, Chile, a city that in 1960 experienced the most powerful earthquake in recorded history -- 9.5 on the Richter Scale -- followed by a devastating tsunami. While there, the students explore three stories of survival: The ecological survival of a unique wetland created by the earthquake/tsunami; the cultural survival of the Mapuche, the local indigenous people; and the personal survival of those who lived through the disasters of 1960.
Also featured in this program: two MIT students get a close-up look at animals and birds of the Galapagos Islands. This is an excerpt of a documentary that explores ecological pressures in the Galapagos created by the fishing and tourism industries. Look for the entire program in a future edition of Sprouts.
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Left KU Channel
August 23, 2007, 3PM EST
Total time 29:00 minutes
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