Tập
NOVA: Episode 1
Tóm tắt
NOVA covers the fight to put out Saddam Hussein's bonfire of oil wells in Kuwait, which has created the worst manmade pollution event in history. Fire fighting teams from Houston and elsewhere are faced with a Texas-size job.
Chi tiết
- Phim bộ
- NOVA
- Mùa
- Mùa 19
- Tập
- Tập 1
- Ngày phát sóng
- 1992-01-14
- Thời lượng
- 55 min
Thông tin tập
Episode 1 là tập 1 trong Season 19 của NOVA. Tập này phát sóng ngày 1992-01-14. Thời lượng là 55 min.
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