Anatomy of Disaster

In this episode scientists explore the delicate balance of the planet's climate in crisis and the resulting extreme and unseasonable weather.

Our cameras place you in the middle of a deadly slide as rocks and debris seemingly come right at you! Wherever there are mountains, slides can tumble down. Experience gravity's full force as rocks, mud, ice and snow become a fluid-flattening force.

When unusually heavy rains saturate the land, the run-off fills vast basins, swells rivers, swamps towns and destroys dams. This episode immerses you in the disastrous effects of powerful floods that alter the landscape and change lives!

From California to Australia, examine bush fires, rappel into forest fires and face runaway wildland fires.

This episode explores the origins of nature's most destructive force - the ocean.

This episode highlights volcanoes and earthquakes that are transforming the landscape of the planet.