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Tornado rotation | Dangerous Earth

Dr Helen Czerski explains what creates the rotation of a tornado.

What causes flooding? | Bang Goes the Theory

A demonstration of how rainfall and changing landscapes are causing more severe flooding.

1958 Tallest Tsunami on Record | 10 Things You Didn't Know About…

Iain Stewart investigates the highest Tsunami wave ever recorded in history.

Predicting earthquakes in Turkey | 10 Things You Didn't Know About…

Scientists have developed a method of predicting earthquakes on the North Anatolian Fault.

Sea Level Rise | Climate Change: The Facts

The impact that rising sea levels is having on the landscape and people in Louisiana.

Effects of Volcanoes | 10 Things You Didn't Know About…

Iain Stewart investigates the largest volcanic eruption in recorded history and its effect on global weather.

Carbon dioxide | A Perfect Planet

Humans now release 100 times more carbon every year than all the Earth's volcanoes combined.

Earthquake proof buildings and liquefaction | Journeys into the Ring of Fire

Iain Stewart investigates how Japanese buildings have been designed to withstand earthquakes.

Boxing Day Tsunami | 10 Things You Didn't Know About…

Iain Stewart explains what caused the Boxing Day Tsunami and discusses its devastating impact.

Earthquake prediction | World's Busiest Cities

The vital importance of earthquake prediction in Mexico City.

Earthquake Engineering | 10 Things You Didn't Know About…

Iain Stewart investigates the 1985 Mexico City earthquake and how buildings are now being engineered in Mexico to...

2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami | Volcano Live

Demonstrations of what happened to cause the earthquake and then tsunami in the Indian Ocean in 2004.

Earthquake proof bridge | Bang Goes the Theory

The new Bay Bridge in San Francisco has been designed to withstand the impact of an earthquake.

The Cause: Plate Tectonics | 10 Things You Didn't Know About…

Iain Stewart explains how the earth is divided into plates and how movement between these plates produces ear...

Anak Krakatoa | 10 Things You Didn't Know About…

Iain Stewart investigates Indonesia's largest volcano Krakatoa and it's devastating eruption in 1883.

Natural flood prevention | Bang Goes the Theory

Methods of natural flood prevention that have been put in place in Pickering, North Yorkshire.

Plate tectonics | Volcano Live

Professor Iain Stewart explains how plate tectonics cause volcanos and earthquakes.

Carbon dioxide threat surrounding Nyiragongo | Expedition Volcano

Scientists in areas surrounding Nyiragongo educate villagers about the threat of carbon dioxide.

The Geology of Japan | Journeys into the Ring of Fire

Iain Stewart explains the geology of the tectonic plates that make up the landscapes of Japan.

The effects of eruptions from Mount Sakurajima and the management strategies in place | Journeys into the Ring of Fire

Iain Stewart investigates how people living in the sha...

Mt Etna | 10 Things You Didn't Know About…

Iain Stewart investigates the eruptions from Europe's highest and most active volcano, Mount Etna.

Episode 1 | Expedition Volcano

Chris Jackson, Xand van Tulleken and Aldo Kane take part in an expedition to Nyiragongo - one of the world's most dangerous and spectacular vo...

Episode 2 | Expedition Volcano

Chris Jackson and his fellow geologists head for the volcano Nyamulagira - one of the most active yet least explored volcanoes on the planet.

Can volcanoes impact the earth's climate? | Curriculum Bites

A demonstration of how volcanoes can impact the earth's climate.

Volcanoes and the carbon cycle | Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

Professor Chris Jackson explains the important role that volcanoes play in the carbon cycle.

The first recorded Pyroclastic current | Pompeii: The Mystery of the People Frozen in Time

A witness account of the 79AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius reveals that the eruption...

What historians now believe happened at Pompeii | Pompeii: The Mystery of the People Frozen in Time

What historians now believe happened at Pompeii

Lava flows | Expedition Volcano

Witness experiences of the lava flows in Goma, from Mount Nyiragongo.

Seismometers | Expedition Volcano

How Seismometers are used in the Goma region to predict volcanic eruptions.

Travelling inside an Icelandic volcano | Volcano Live

An exploration inside one of extinct Icelandic volcano.

Effects of Volcanoes | 10 Things You Didn't Know About…

Iain Stewart investigates the largest volcanic eruption in recorded history and its effect on global weather.

Yellowstone | 10 Things You Didn't Know About…

Iain Stewart investigates the geology of the super volcano in Yellowstone National Park.

Effects of Yellowstone | 10 Things You Didn't Know About…

Volcanologists predict that Yellowstone volcano will erupt again, yet there is uncertainty about when this will b...

Effusive and Explosive eruptions | Dangerous Earth

Dr Helen Czerski demonstrates the differences between effusive and explosive eruptions.

Mud volcano, Indonesia | How Earth Made Us

Professor Iain Stewart investigates a mud volcano in Indonesia that was caused by human interactions with the earth.

Eyjafjallajökull ash | Dangerous Earth

Phreatic eruption - Mount Ontake | Dangerous Earth

Dr Helen Czerski examines the 2014 phreatic eruption of Mount Ontake, Japan and why it was hard to predict.

Rhyolite eruption - Puyehue-Cordón Caulle | Dangerous Earth

Carbon dioxide in Lake Kivu | Expedition Volcano

The danger of a carbon dioxide leak from Lake Kivu and the precautions put in place to prevent it.

Fluoride in drinking water | Expedition Volcano

Nyamuragira has caused the drinking water of surrounding villages to have high levels of fluoride.

Gas measurements and eruption prediction | Expedition Volcano

Measuring the gases emitted from a Volcano and especially sulphur dioxide, plays a key role in predicting volca...

Goma: Living in the shadow of Nyiragongo | Expedition Volcano

An introduction to the town of Goma, located directly below Mount Nyiragongo.

Infrasound volcano monitoring | Expedition Volcano

Infrasound is a way of listening to changes in a volcano's activity, it could be vital to predicting the next eruption of ...

Living under Nyamuragira | Expedition Volcano

While volcanic eruptions destroy the crops and livestock of the people living around Nyamuragira, it also provides nutrients fo...

Phreatomagmatic eruption | Expedition Volcano

An exploration of phreatomagmatic eruptions through an exploration of an inactive volcano in Lac Vert.

The human impact of protecting Virunga National Park | Expedition Volcano

A sewing workshop created to provide work for women who have lost their husbands to the protection ...

The different styles of volcanic eruption | Pompeii: The Mystery of the People Frozen in Time

The different styles of volcanic eruption and the conditions that cause them.

Anak Krakatoa | 10 Things You Didn't Know About…

Iain Stewart investigates Indonesia's largest volcano Krakatoa and it's devastating eruption in 1883.

Mount St Helens | 10 Things You Didn't Know About…

In 1980, after 100 years of stillness, Mount St Helen's erupted sideways and produced devastating pyroclastic flows.

Mt Etna | 10 Things You Didn't Know About…

Iain Stewart investigates the eruptions from Europe's highest and most active volcano, Mount Etna.

Atoll | A Perfect Planet

The formation of an Atoll.

Carbon dioxide | A Perfect Planet

Humans now release 100 times more carbon every year than all the Earth's volcanoes combined.

3D model of Erte Ale | Hottest Place on Earth

The team manage to make a 3D model of Erte Ale, from scans taken inside the volcano's crater.

Climbing Erta Ale | Hottest Place on Earth

The team climb up and into the crater of Erta Ale volcano.

Erta Ale from the Sky | Hottest Place on Earth

The team fly over Erte Ale and the land around the lava lake in a helicopter.

Monitoring Mount Merapi (Part 1) | Journeys into the Ring of Fire

Iain Stewart visits the team that is constantly monitoring the biggest volcano in Indonesia, Mount Merapi.

Monitoring Mount Merapi (Part 2) | Journeys into the Ring of Fire

Iain Stewart climbs Mount Merapi and demonstrates the process of monitoring the volcano's activity.

Mount Merapi erupts and is followed by an earthquake | Journeys into the Ring of Fire

Mount Merapi erupts, followed by an earthquake.

Mount Vesuvius erupts | Pompeii: The Mystery of the People Frozen in Time

An exploration of what happened when Mount Vesuvius first erupted in 79AD.

Brighton | Sea Cities

The Brighton summer season is crucial for the tourist trade so when the crowds arrive for a blistering bank holiday, the seafront management team and l...

1: Living in the City | Andrew Marr's Megacities

Documentary in which Andrew Marr looks at how people live in five of the world's biggest megacities: London, Dhaka, Tokyo, M...

2: Cities on the Edge | Andrew Marr's Megacities

Andrew Marr takes a look at safety and security, two of the biggest challenges faced by each and every metropolis, visiting ...

3: Sustaining the City | Andrew Marr's Megacities

Andrew Marr looks at transport routes and finds out how the world's megacities stay fed, and he joins Mexico City's traffic...

Episode 1 | New York: America's Busiest City

Anita Rani, Ade Adepitan, Ant Anstead and Dan Snow try commuting New York-style, joining 5.5 million commuters on the iconic Sta...

Episode 2 | New York: America's Busiest City

A look at the astonishing daily systems that allow America's busiest city to function. Anita Rani, Ade Adepitan, Ant Anstead and...

Episode 3 | New York: America's Busiest City

Anita Rani, Ade Adepitan, Ant Anstead and Dan Snow reveal the hidden systems and organisational miracles that keep the Central P...

Urbanising rural environments in China | This World

Life in a rural community in China, that will soon become a city due to government urbanisation plans.

Rapid Chinese development | This World

The vast scale of Chinese development plans, and the role of state-owned enterprise.

Building boom | This World

An exploration of China's out of control building boom.

Growing cities | Earth From Space

Satellite images depict the growth of cities over time.

Issues in Megacities | Andrew Marr's Megacities

Andrew Marr explains why many megacities are located in precarious geographic settings.

Slum Clearance | Welcome to Lagos

How the Lagos Megacities Project is impacting people living in the slums.

Rubbish Dumps in Megacities | Andrew Marr's Megacities

Andrew Marr visits one of London's landfill sites, by contrast, in Dhaka people in poverty are constantly recycling an...

Water Shortage | World's Busiest Cities

Ade Adepitan investigates solutions to the Mexico City water crisis.

Water in Megacities | Andrew Marr's Megacities

Andrew Marr explores water systems and difficulties that water causes in Mexico City, Tokyo and Dhaka.

Mega City Transport Crisis | Andrew Marr's Megacities

Andrew Marr explores solutions to mega cities' transport crisis, such as London's bike scheme.

Sewage and water treatment | Inside the Factory

Cherry Healey visits a sewage system in Brighton, and explores how our waste is processed and purified.

London's waste issue | Andrew Marr's Megacities

Andrew Marr visits London's sewage system.

Unauthorised buildings being demolished in Mumbai | Asia Business Report

A discussion of why the Mumbai government have made the decision to demolish unauthorised building a...

The Megacity Project | Welcome to Lagos

London Goes Green | Andrew Marr's Megacities

Andrew Marr investigates a green and space effective solution to feeding London.

The Great Pyramid of Giza | Africa's Great Civilisations

Henry Louis Gates Jr investigates the construction of the pyramids and the societies that created them.

Transport in the City | World's Busiest Cities

Anita Rani investigates the transport systems in ever growing Mexico City.

Skyscrapers and Tourism | Andrew Marr's Megacities

Andrew Marr investigates the construction of London skyscraper the Shard.

Food Demand in Megacities | Andrew Marr's Megacities

Andrew Marr investigates the systems that provide enough food for London.

Waste Management Strategies | Andrew Marr's Megacities

Andrew Marr explores new systems to deal with waste from megacities.

Jakarta the Megacity | Equator from the Air

The impacts of the rapid growth of the megacity Jakarta.

Rubbish Heap | Welcome to Lagos

How people are adapting to life in the Lagos slums, which includes sorting through and recycling everything in the Olusosun rubbish dump.

Slums | Welcome to Lagos

The mass migration to Lagos, Nigeria is causing ever expanding slums.

Urban Sprawl | World's Busiest Cities

Ade Adepitan visits residents of Mexico City that have built their own housing.

Episode 1 | New York: America's Busiest City

Anita Rani, Ade Adepitan, Ant Anstead and Dan Snow try commuting New York-style, joining 5.5 million commuters on the iconic Sta...

Episode 2 | New York: America's Busiest City

A look at the astonishing daily systems that allow America's busiest city to function. Anita Rani, Ade Adepitan, Ant Anstead and...

Episode 3 | New York: America's Busiest City

Anita Rani, Ade Adepitan, Ant Anstead and Dan Snow reveal the hidden systems and organisational miracles that keep the Central P...

Animals Around the World | Little Human Planet

The team travel around the world to see all kinds of animals and creatures that live on our Little Human Planet.

Collecting Water in Mali | Little Human Planet

In Mali, Africa, three-year-old Edjongon helps her mother collect water from a well.

Collecting Water in Samburu Land | Little Human Planet

We meet five-year-old Nintujigwa, who lives in Samburu Land in Kenya, Africa.

Collecting Yams in Yap | Little Human Planet

On an island in the Pacific Ocean, Putin helps her big sister and aunt collect yams.

Helping and Playing | Little Human Planet

The team travel around the world to see how children help and play in different places.

Helping in Mali | Little Human Planet

In Mali, Africa, four-year-old Mama Kayentan and his dad mend their home using mud.

Homes Around the World | Little Human Planet

The team travel around the world to see all kinds of different homes where children live.

In the Jungle of Brazil | Little Human Planet

In a village that lies deep in the Amazon jungle, the Matis children like to help and play.

Living in Ethiopia and North Canada | Little Human Planet

We meet two six-year-old girls living in Ethiopia and North Canada.

Living in the Jungle Papua | Little Human Planet

Six-year-old Dua lives in tree house high above the ground in the jungle in Papua, Indonesia.

Living on the Ocean Malaysia | Little Human Planet

On the Pacific Ocean, the Bajau Laut families live on their boats.

My Life by the Rio Negro River | Little Human Planet

Carlos Eduardo lives on a tiny island in Brazil.

My Life in Greenland and the Rio Negro | Little Human Planet

Featuring Hanna from Greenland, and Carlos Eduardo who lives on the flooded banks of the Rio Negro, Brazil.

My Life in Mongolia | Little Human Planet

In Mongolia, four-year-old Shoree is a very busy girl, helping her family build a brand new home, called a ger.

Preparing for the Eagle Festival | Little Human Planet

In Mongolia, six-year-old Aisana is looking forward to dressing up in a beautiful outfit for a very special occasion i...

The Sing Sing Festival Papua New Guinea | Little Human Planet

In Papua New Guinea, five-year-old Evelyn is busy getting ready for the colourful Sing Sing Festival.