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The Young Giant Kāingaroa
Short Film (Full Length) – 1966
One of the world’s great manmade forests, extending over some 500 square miles.– Narrator Alan Jervis describes Kāingaroa State Forest
As the fires converge so do the winds, drawn inwards from all sides by fierce updraft. Even rotation of the earth gets into the act, combining updraft and converging winds into small playful tornados.– Narrator Alan Jervis describes a controlled burn-off
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