Ultimate Disaster

ULTIMATE DISASTER

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Using archive footage, computer animation and expert interviews, the characteristics of natural disasters are analysed.

Tornadoes are spectacular to watch, but their destructive power is immense. Visit laboratories at the cutting edge of tornado science to see what is behind them.

Volcanic eruptions are dramatic reminders that our world is a living planet. Can a mega-eruption change the world as we know it?

One of the most unpredictable and destructive forces in nature, an earthquake can transform a busy city into a scene of devastation and chaos in a few earth-shattering seconds.

Combining huge mass and terrifying velocity, Tsunamis are giant waves that can cross entire oceans, unleashing their destructive energy on coasts thousands of kilometres from their source.

Some of the world’s leading experts on each natural phenomenon provide analysis and insight into how planet Earth’s titanic upheavals can result in death and destruction. See people who have stared these ultimate disasters in the eye and live to tell the tale. Using archive footage, computer animation, and expert interviews, the killer characteristics of natural disasters are exposed.

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Ultimate Disaster: Earthquake

Earthquakes, one of the most unpredictable and destructive forces in nature, can transform a busy city into a scene of devastation in a few seconds. As the number of cities grows, so do the potential casualties.
Ultimate Disaster: Tsunami

Tsunamis are giant waves that can cross entire oceans, unleashing their destructive energy thousands of miles from their source. Uncover the possibility of an ultimate tsunami that could happen sometime in our future.
Ultimate Disaster: Tornado

Tornadoes are spectacular to watch, but their destructive power is immense. With the aid of expert testimony and computer graphics, Ultimate Disaster reveals what could happen if an F5 tornado struck the heart of a major US city.
Ultimate Disaster: Volcano

Volcanic eruptions are dramatic reminders that our world is a living planet. Their destructive force, as old as the world itself, commands respect and fear. Explore some of the most significant eruptions of our time.