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Fierce Earth

The team investigate tornadoes, where their power comes from and what happens when it's unleashed. Leo puts tornado-proof materials to the test in a high-velocity lab experiment.

Series 1
The team take on one of the most feared forces on the planet - the volcano. Dougal explores the secret lava tubes of Etna.
The team investigate what makes the thundercloud so feared and Leo faces some giant hailstones. Leo and Mike enrol as pylon workers in Florida.
The team explores the phenomenon of the earthquake, training with international rescue teams and discovering how people stay safe in Tokyo, the most earthquake prone city on Earth.
The team investigate the giant waves of a tsunami. Zoe and Dougal travel to Japan to meet child survivors of the 2011 disaster and Leo Houlding attempts an unusual route to safety.
The team visit one of the coldest places on the planet - the Yukon Territory.
Clare and Leo head to the hottest place in the entire world - Death Valley, California.
The team investigates wildfires and discovers how they rage all over the world leaving a trail of devastation and destruction. We travel to Colorado and meet one of the youngest female fire fighters in the US who has been on the front line and tackled wildfires head on after her house and part of her neighbourhood was burn...
The team encounters the most feared event in weather - the hurricane. Florida-based stormchaser Mike takes us on a wild ride into the eye of the storm and we meet three childhood friends who had their lives turned upside down when Hurricane Ike struck their homes in Texas. Leo is challenged to take hurricane-force winds he...
Leo Houlding looks back over his top ten fiercest moments ever.
The team unlocks the power and secrets behind king-sized waves and fast-rising tides.
The team travel to Iceland to explore a country created by volcanoes.
Dougal explores the biggest sinkhole in Britain.
The team travel to avalanche country and the French ski town of Tignes, in the Alps.
Mike, Dougal and Leah go an epic, rain-soaked, monsoon journey across India.
The team travel 6000 miles to the country of Chile and the Atacama Desert.
Mike gets first-hand experience of the devastating power of ice storms.
Mike Theiss travels into the heart of the Boston Blizzard of February 2013.
The team travel to Morocco, North Africa and to the Sahara Desert.
The team investigates what happens when water becomes our enemy.
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