| Drought Crisis: Fire Widespread, Water Supplies Low | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1716 |
| Catalog #: | 429124 | |
| Clip Number: | 429124-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 036-086-02 | |
| Timecode: | 00:33:18 - 00:34:44 | |
| Location: | United States | |
| Year Shot: | 1963 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Drought DISASTERS: Fires, Forest or Brush LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA | |
| Description: | Blazing sun beats down on parched earth from Maine to Texas as the nation suffers one of the worst droughts on record. Fires blaze in 21 states - fires by the hundreds ravaging woodlands that are tinder dry. Rainfall has been negligible for a month and since January precipitation has been only 54% of normal. New York City's reservoirs are filled to only 1/3 of capacity, a predicament faced by every major city. The Croton system, a New York reserve is so low that Revolutionary farms are visible for the first time in decades. United States Forrest are on fire, smoking. MCUS - Fire fighters discussing a plan to fight the fires. MS - Firefighters walking into the burning forest. MCUS - Men ranking up leaves from under the trees and spraying them with fire retardant. MLS - Blazing hot sun. MS - Cities reservoir filled to only 1/3 of their capacity. MS - Receeded river beds with boats sitting on dirt not water. | |
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