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Avalanches are at last becoming predictable if not preventable. This program shares what scientists have learned about the causes of avalanches and, through the stories of people caught in them, why avalanches are so deadly.
The program describes the stories of several people who barley survived sudden blizzards in a car, a tent, a snow cave and in the open. The lucky victims spent weeks stranded. The unlucky one lost limbs or loved ones.
This program tells the story of several unexpected floods that arose so suddenly that people in their paths had hardly any time to react to reach safety
This program tells the stories of several people who just barely survived hurricanes. It explains how hurricanes are formed and the phenomena that cause so much damage; the eye wall and storm surge.
This program explores lightning in all its manifestations including upward lighting, stepped leaders and sprites with dozens of exemplary videos. It also examines how planes and cars are unaffected by lightning strikes while people suffer severely but somehow often survive the experience.
Lightning is the most powerful electrical force on the planet, and a single thunderstorm can pack the energy generated by a nuclear power plant. Imagine the force of the more than 10 million lightning bolts that flash around the world every day, then witness this awesome and deadly spectacle up close
Killing hundreds of people and shredding entire communities every year, tornadoes are the product of massive thunderstorms known as supercells. Tag along as researchers visit North Amerca's "Tornado Alley" to reveal the secrets of these brutal storms
The number one extreme weather killer, floods can strike without warning, including entire cities, wiping out everything in their path. Witness the terrible consequences for yourself with the storm surge of Hurricane Katrina and devastating mudslides in Venezuela.
From calm waters, these gigantic storms gain energy and momentum, often generating vast amounts of catastrophic force capable of laying waste to entire e=regions. The storm of 1900 destroyed Galveston, Texas, and remains the United States' deadliest natural disaster on record.
