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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 ta...

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. Zoe experiences first-hand what it feels like to try and outrun a wildfire and Leo is c...

In this Fierce Earth special, Clare and Leo head to Death Valley in California which is officially the hottest place in the entire world. The pair endure a special test to work out what colour clothing is the best to wear in heat; Clare finds out what it's like to go to school in the world's hott...

The team investigate the terrifying giant waves of the tsunami. Zoe Palmer and Dougal Jerram travel to Japan to meet child survivors of the 2011 disaster and test ride the brand new tsunami escape pod. Meanwhile, Leo Houlding attempts a very unusual route to safety when all else fails.

The team explore the phenomenon of the earthquake. Clare and Mike train with one of the top international rescue teams. Meanwhile, Leo takes on a dangerous cliff climb with a very special partner and Dougal and Zoe are in Tokyo to find out how people stay safe in the most earthquake prone city on...

At any one time it is estimated that 2000 thunderstorms are happening across the world. The team investigate what makes the thundercloud so feared and Leo faces some giant hailstones. Leo and Mike enrol as pylon workers in Florida to find out how the men who do it avoid killer lightning strikes, ...

Mike Theiss witnesses first-hand how a major city in the US comes grinding to a halt after 36 hours of winter chaos. Leo investigates the invisible freezing effect of wind chill in one of the UK's most extreme wind-tunnels.

Tornadoes are rare, but there's nothing more frantic or explosive in nature. The team finds out where that power comes from and what happens when it's unleashed, meeting a nine-year-old boy in Alabama who was picked up and thrown by a tornado. Plus a UK man who survived the worst one ever to hit ...

The team travel 6000 miles to the country of Chile and the Atacama Desert - officially the driest place in the world. Leo sky-dives out of a plane to reveal why the air is so dry.

It's a very wet Fierce Earth team this week as they unlock the power and secrets behind king-sized waves and fast rising tides. Leo and Clare travel to Santa Cruz in California to take a surf lesson from two of the best teenage surfers in America. Leah experiences a fast rising tide in the Isle o...

Its wet-suits on for the Fierce Earth team as they hit the surf to unlock the secrets of king-sized waves and fast rising tides. Leo and Clare travel to Santa Cruz in California to take a surf lesson from two of the best teenage surfers in America.