S02E02: Blizzards | Fierce Earth

S02E02: Blizzards | Fierce Earth

Extreme weather | CBBC | 2014 | 28'24''

In this Fierce Earth special, US storm-chaser Mike Theiss travels into the heart of the Boston Blizzard of February 2013. He witnesses first...

S01E08: Tornadoes | Fierce Earth

S01E08: Tornadoes | Fierce Earth

Extreme weather | CBBC | 2013 | 28'02''

Tornadoes are rare, but there's nothing more frantic or explosive in nature. The team investigates where that awesome power comes from and w...

S01E02: Wildfires | Fierce Earth

S01E02: Wildfires | Fierce Earth

Extreme weather | CBBC | 2013 | 27'19''

The team investigates wildfires and discovers how they rage all over the world leaving a trail of devastation and destruction. We travel to ...

S01E01: Hurricanes | Fierce Earth

S01E01: Hurricanes | Fierce Earth

Extreme weather | CBBC | 2013 | 27'46''

The team encounters the most feared event in weather - the hurricane. Florida-based stormchaser Mike takes us on a wild ride into the eye o...

Tornado shelters | Fierce Earth

Tornado shelters | Fierce Earth

Extreme weather | CBBC | 2013 | 6'49''

Leo is in Texas meeting the scientists who build and test out tornado shelters.

Tornado experience | Fierce Earth

Tornado experience | Fierce Earth

Extreme weather | CBBC | 2013 | 5'35''

A nine-year-old boy describes his incredible escape from a tornado.

Birmingham tornado | Fierce Earth

Birmingham tornado | Fierce Earth

Extreme weather | CBBC | 2013 | 4'14''

In 2005 a tornado in Birmingham struck a neighbourhood and left it in ruins. Clare meets Nazir who experienced it first hand.

Tornado’s wind speed | Fierce Earth

Tornado’s wind speed | Fierce Earth

Extreme weather | CBBC | 2013 | 1'19''

Clare explains why the tornados tunnel shape is the key to such incredible wind speed.

Tracking a tornado | Fierce Earth

Tracking a tornado | Fierce Earth

Extreme weather | CBBC | 2013 | 1'56''

Mike explains what he does when he tracks a tornado, and the kind of data he records.

Tornado Alley | Fierce Earth

Tornado Alley | Fierce Earth

Extreme weather | CBBC | 2013 | 3'20''

Mike describes his experiences in Tornado Alley in middle America where up to 300 tornados can occur every year.

Being a storm chaser | Fierce Earth

Being a storm chaser | Fierce Earth

Extreme weather | CBBC | 2013 | 3'47''

One of the team "chases storms" following hurricanes around the USA, collecting weather data in a specifically built car.

What is a tornado? | Fierce Earth

What is a tornado? | Fierce Earth

Extreme weather | CBBC | 2013 | 1'23''

Mike explains what a tornado is and how it is formed.

Warm water | Fierce Earth

Warm water | Fierce Earth

Extreme weather | CBBC | 2013 | 1'43''

Hurricanes form due to warm water evaporating from the sea.

Hurricanes and people | Fierce Earth

Hurricanes and people | Fierce Earth

Extreme weather | CBBC | 2013 | 4'18''

Leo experiences with a wind tunnel what its like to be in a hurricane and gives out some tips if you are caught in one.

Why do hurricances spin? | Fierce Earth

Why do hurricances spin? | Fierce Earth

Extreme weather | CBBC | 2013 | 1'51''

Hurricanes have a spinning motion due to the rotation of the earth.

Hurricanes and damage | Fierce Earth

Hurricanes and damage | Fierce Earth

Extreme weather | CBBC | 2013 | 1'08''

A list of some of the most devastating hurricanes and their financial damages.

Hurricane Ike | Fierce Earth

Hurricane Ike | Fierce Earth

Extreme weather | CBBC | 2013 | 5'07''

How three young kids lives changed forever when Hurricane Ike destroyed their hometown.

Hurricanes and buildings | Fierce Earth

Hurricanes and buildings | Fierce Earth

Extreme weather | CBBC | 2013 | 3'44''

How extreme weather has influenced building design, particularly the building of lighthouses.

How do wildfires start? | Fierce Earth

How do wildfires start? | Fierce Earth

Extreme weather | CBBC | 2013 | 4'01''

Wildfires are mostly started by human carelessness.

What is a wildfire? | Fierce Earth

What is a wildfire? | Fierce Earth

Extreme weather | CBBC | 2013 | 1'20''

The team explain what a wildfire is and how it can be more treacherous in mountainous areas

What is a hurricane? | Fierce Earth

What is a hurricane? | Fierce Earth

Extreme weather | CBBC | 2013 | 1'09''

The team explain what a hurricane is and why most of the start in the Atlantic ocean.

Wildfire in Colorado | Fierce Earth

Wildfire in Colorado | Fierce Earth

Extreme weather | CBBC | 2013 | 4'58''

A teenage volunteer firefighter describes how she had to help evacuate her local town and help put out a wildfire.

Experiencing a wildfire | Fierce Earth

Experiencing a wildfire | Fierce Earth

Extreme weather | CBBC | 2013 | 4'18''

Leo goes to a firefighting training centre and experiences in a safe setting the actual heat of a wildfire.

Escaping a wildfire | Fierce Earth

Escaping a wildfire | Fierce Earth

Extreme weather | CBBC | 2013 | 3'42''

Using a "human wildfire", the team take advice from the professionals and attempt to escape its encroaching reach.

Monsoon | How Earth Made Us

Monsoon | How Earth Made Us

Extreme weather | BBC Two | 2010 | 1'15''

Iain Stewart investigates what causes monsoons.
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