Nature's Power Revealed

Series about the forces of nature, which starts with volcanoes and how this dramatic natural wonder has proved to be both destructive and beneficial for our planet.

The Grand Canyon and Niagara Falls are examples of water's power to create landscapes; effects of ice; floods, and tsunamis.

A look at how some colossal winds, tornadoes, and lightning storms can devastate Earth's landscape as well as the human inhabitants.

Nature's destructive forces inspire our fear and fuel our fascination. In this program, you will share too-close encounters with relentless tornadoes, lightning strikes that are five times hotter than the sun's surface, home-swallowing sinkholes, and cataclysmic earthquakes. You will experience what it is like to stare 1,000 feet up a tornado funnel or survive a lightning strike. You will also meet professional storm trackers and scientists who race against time to learn all they can about these devastating and deadly events.

Everyone talks about the weather. Meet the brave and dedicated people who are trying to do something about it. In this compelling program, you will fly aboard thirty-year-old warplanes into the eye of a hurricane and sail with the International Ice Patrol in search of icebergs. You will face towering walls of water and mountains of fire. You will scan the skies on alert for asteroids on a collision course with our planet. You will watch and listen, map and monitor, to try to predict when nature's greatest nightmares will strike next. Harrowing tales from those who have survived volcanic eruptions and tsunamis show what is at stake for scientists and storm trackers whose research and actions can make the difference between life and death.

Welcome to the danger zone, where nature strikes again and again with unimaginable force. Experience the terrors that confront those who live and work in harm's way. You will meet a woman who survived being buried alive in an avalanche for five hours.