Sinister Storms | Destruction's Legacy
Journey through the aftermath of calamities, revealing the damage left in their wake.
Journey through the aftermath of calamities, revealing the damage left in their wake.
Check out these hair-raising occurrences brought upon by nature.
A mesmerizing glimpse into the captivating chaos of nature's might.
Costa Rica is a tiny country jammed with diversity and adventure. George explores the volcanoes of Costa Rica with an international team of scientists, rafts down whitewater rivers in full flood, canyoneers down raging waterfalls, and handles some of deadliest snakes this tropical country has to offer.
Early September of 2008 saw radical imagery on the hurricane maps of the Atlantic – four named tropical storms, swirling in a train across the ocean. “Angry Planet” was there as three of them made landfall as hurricanes in the US. We filmed gustaf in Louisiana, Hanna in North Carolina, then flew with the USAF Hurricane Hunters into Ike over cuba, and met it again as it made a wild destructive landfall in Galveston, Texas.
Early September of 2008 saw radical imagery on the hurricane maps of the Atlantic – four named tropical storms, swirling in a train across the ocean. “Angry Planet” was there as three of them made landfall as hurricanes in the US. We filmed gustaf in Louisiana, Hanna in North Carolina, then flew with the USAF Hurricane Hunters into Ike over cuba, and met it again as it made a wild destructive landfall in Galveston, Texas.
George links up with two experienced polar adventurers to explore the frigid Canadian arctic in the depths of winter. The team first uses skis to cross the fractured sea ice of Frobisher Bay, then dog teams to head north through the spectacular Auyuittuq Mountains.
No-one creates eco-disasters on quite the scale of the former Soviet Union. In Uzbekistan, the Aral Sea, once one of the largest freshwater lakes in the world, has seen its waters diverted, so that it has shrunk to 1/6 its previous size. In Crimea, a mountain has been carved into a james bondian submarine base. In northern Ukraine, the Chernobyl nuclear site has been reduced to a radioactive wasteland.
The most notorious volcanic explosion in history came from the small island of Krakatoa, off the coast of Java, The tiny island was pulverized and the giant explosion was felt half way around the world. Java is at the heart of the Ring of Fire, and so has seen many volcanoes, mud slides and earthquakes through its long history.
George returns to the “Fin Del Mundo” at the southern tip of Argentina, this time to sail on a Russian icebreaker to Antarctica. After braving the stormy Drake passage, he explores volcanic Deception Island, camps out in the Antarctic snow, and paddles a kayak through icebergs calved off the melting glaciers.
Possibly the home of the deadly Marberg Ebola virus, Kitum Cave is high on Mt.Elgon straddling the Kenya-Uganda border. The deep, waterfall-shrouded cave has been carved out over millennia by elephants in search of salt. When host george kourounis gets bitten by one of the bats&mldr well, you'll have to see the show to find out what happens.
The Land of Ice and Fire – Iceland – is a fascinating and ruggedly demanding country - a perfect subject for exploration by “Angry Planet”. The northern island nation has many of the wild features that we love – volcanoes, glaciers, avalanches, mudslides, big waves, and extreme marine weather. All that – plus weird red and green lights dancing around in the winter sky!
The North Atlantic Ocean is generous with her bounty, until she takes a life in return. Mark braves the deep seas on the most dangerous day of the lobster fishing season.
Stormhunters embark on their most epic tornado chase ever, breaking their own records and catching once in a lifetime views. ⇥
Welcome to Zootopia! We have a line-up of wild Friends ready to entertain you.
Take a look at the beautiful little Aquatic creatures that add cuteness to the vast marine life
Costa Rica is a tiny country jammed with diversity and adventure. George explores the volcanoes of Costa Rica with an international team of scientists, rafts down whitewater rivers in full flood, canyoneers down raging waterfalls, and handles some of deadliest snakes this tropical country has to offer.
Early September of 2008 saw radical imagery on the hurricane maps of the Atlantic – four named tropical storms, swirling in a train across the ocean. “Angry Planet” was there as three of them made landfall as hurricanes in the US. We filmed gustaf in Louisiana, Hanna in North Carolina, then flew with the USAF Hurricane Hunters into Ike over cuba, and met it again as it made a wild destructive landfall in Galveston, Texas.
A narrow escape from a raging wildfire – a dramatic encounter with a mudslide - the jaw-dropping images of a flash flood – just some of the encounters with two of nature's most destructive forces caught on camera in this Fire and Water episode.
While hiking alone deep in Glacier National Park, Ted Porter plummets into an icy glacial crevasse. With a broken back and miles from anyone, he must fight to survive.