What Does the Black Cat Have to Do with It

The film tells about the astronomer and meteorologist Anatoly Vitalievich Dyakov and his amazing ability to forecast weather and natural disasters around the world. 1 part Kemerovo region, Tashtagol district, pos. Temirtau. A.V. Dyakov in his office talks about himself, about the method he developed for forecasting the weather, taking into account fluctuations in solar activity, about the introduction of this method into practice, in particular for making forecasts for agriculture (sync.). Forests on the slopes of the mountains in Gornaya Shoria. Photos by A.V. Dyakov for different years. A.V. Dyakov in the metrological observatory at the telescope. Perturbations of the solar crust (shooting through a telescope). Films of natural disasters from foreign newsreels: avalanche in the mountains; houses, cars covered with snow; the roof of a house rises and falls during a hurricane; rescuers carry victims of the flood; coffins in the cathedral. Part 2. A.V. Dyakov in his office talks about observations of solar activity and forecasts of natural disasters, participation in the All-Union conference on astronomy, and erroneous forecasts of the Hydrometeorological Center (sync.). The building of the metrological observatory. Fields on the slopes of the mountains. The shepherd drives the herd of cows. A combine with headlights on is working in the field. Transportation of hay by tractor. Gazik drives along the road to the field in the evening. The grave of A.V. Dyakov at the cemetery; photograph on the tombstone.

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editor O. Balabanov, sound engineer E. Zatulovsky, director of the picture I. Khaliulina, editing E. Zelenskaya