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201760 minEnded

Volatile Earth

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S01E03 - "Killer Hurricanes"

Aired on Aug 14, 2017, 8:00 PM

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Description

Scientists who are experts in natural disasters identify the most extreme catastrophes to have hit the Earth and piece together exactly what happened from the evidence left in their wake.

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Status
Ended
Language
English
Runtime
60 min
Premiered
July 31, 2017
Ended
August 14, 2017
Schedule
Monday at 9:00 PM

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Episodes (1 Season · 3 Episodes)

Killer Volcanoes

How a giant volcanic eruption on a small Indonesian island on the Pacific Ring of Fire wreaked global havoc in the mid-13th century, causing summer to turn to winter and leaving millions starving

Jul 31, 2017

60 min

Killer Floods

Floods are one of the most powerful and destructive forces on the planet; every year they claim the lives of thousands of people across the world. But as destructive as these modern-day events are, scientists are finding evidence that floods raged across the Earth on a far more catastrophic scale thousands of years ago. Geologists and scientists use the latest forensic techniques to investigate bizarre landscapes in the United States, Iceland and even on the floor of the English Channel. Stunning aerial footage gives the impression that these landscapes have been created over millions of years by gradual erosion, just like the Grand Canyon.

Aug 7, 2017

60 min

Killer Hurricanes

This look at the Great Hurricane of 1780, the most powerful event of its kind on record, considers whether Earth's warming climate could lead to more monster storms.

Aug 14, 2017

60 min

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