Nature Unleashed: Inside Natural Disasters Member Morning

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Nature Unleashed: Inside Natural Disasters Member Morning

By Indiana State Museum & Historic Sites

Date and time

Saturday, March 11, 2017 · 9 - 11am EST

Location

Indiana State Museum

650 W Washington St Indianapolis, IN 46204

Refund Policy

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Description

We invite you to join us at the Indiana State Museum on March 11 to enjoy an exclusive sneak peek of our newest exhibit Nature Unleashed. ISMHS members will have the opportunity to chat with the exhibition curator, enjoy coffee and muffins, and meet Fox59 Meteorologist Brian Wilkes along with other special activities from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. A valid membership card must be shown for entry.

In order for us to continue to offer high-quality, low-cost events to our valued members, we ask you to consider a contribution to help offset the cost of this event. Contributions are not required, but are greatly appreciated.

The first $5 per person of your contribution is not tax-deductible, as that represents the value of the breakfast received. Any contribution above and beyond that amount will be considered a tax-deductible contribution to the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites.

*The first 25 member families that register for this event will receive a complimentary 4-pack of tickets to Extreme Weather 3D showing at 11:15 a.m. at the IMAX® Theater in the Indiana State Museum on Saturday, March 11, 2017. Additional tickets will be available for purchase at the IMAX® box office at the member ticket rate. Members who receive the 4-pack of tickets will be contacted by the Indiana State Museum.





Extreme Weather 3D Synopsis

Weather has always been one of the most dynamic and complex forces shaping our planet, but now it's intensifying in varied and complex ways. Extreme Weather 3D takes us to the frontlines where few have gone.

Among the melting tidewater glaciers of Alaska, National Geographic Emerging Explorer Dr. Erin Pettit leads a young team of researchers into the splash zone at the face of Dawes Glacier aboard a boat custom-designed to get as close as possible to the calving ice. Using a variety of instruments, her team works to measure the rate of melting to help build a more accurate model of global ocean level rise.

In the Great Plains of the United States, Oklahoma native Justin Walker tries to place pods of sensors inside tornados as part of an effort to determine if tornado outbreaks are growing more extreme. Working with driver Herb Stein, he races across the farm roads of the Heartland to get his instruments in direct contact with one of the most destructive forces on the planet.

A prolonged draught in California has caused the death of huge swaths of forest, creating a dangerous surge in the intensity of wildfires. Firefighters battle through smoke so thick it looks like night and so shockingly close to the heat that out-of-control flames lick at the lens. These growing infernos are themselves speeding the rate of polar ice melt, influenced by and also an influence on our increasingly extreme weather.

Follow these researchers and everyday heroes as they uncover surprising connections to help us understand and adapt to our ever-changing weather.

Extreme Weather 3D is an exciting look at our planet’s dynamic weather with occasional loud noises and bold, flashing images. Geared to ages 8 and up, the film has a runtime of 45 minutes.

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