Weather and Climate Primary

S01E09: World's Coldest | Fierce Earth

This Fierce Earth special takes viewers on a journey to one of the world's coldest and most hostile places on the planet - the Yukon T...

01: The Cold | Landmarks

A look at how people deal with the climate during winter on Baffin Island, north Canada, where temperatures rarely rise above minus 25 degrees.

Surviving in the cold | Fierce Earth

The team gets some tips on how to survive if trapped in the cold, including how to build an igloo!

S01E03: World's Hottest | Fierce Earth

In this Fierce Earth special, Clare and Leo head to Death Valley in California which is officially the hottest place in the entire wor...

Yukon ancestors | Fierce Earth

Clare and Mike meet some descendants of the first people to live in the Yukon, and they learn about their ancestors way of life.

Why is the Yukon so cold? | Fierce Earth

Due to a lack of sun and high mountains blocking any warmth from the sea, the Yukon has little opportunity to get hot.

The Yukon territory | Fierce Earth

The team visit one of the coldest places on earth, the Yukon territory where the border of the Arctic circle runs right through it.

Excerising in the heat | Fierce Earth

Leo attempts to run in the extreme heat with a doctor on standby to monitor his levels of dehydration.

Cooking in the sun | Fierce Earth

Leo and Clare use the power of the Sun's heat in Death Valley to cook different foods using different techniques.

Hot rocks | Fierce Earth

The hot rocks of the mountains trap the heat in the valley and crumble as a result, making it treacherous for climbing.

School in the heat | Fierce Earth

There is a tiny school of 6 students who live in Death Valley who have to get up at 5.30am to avoid the main heat.

Heat and colour | Fierce Earth

Leo and Clare test wearing different colours in the heat to see how they affect their temperatures.

Death Valley | Fierce Earth

Leo and Clare head to Death Valley in California which is 80 metres below sea level and the hottest place on earth.

S01E08: Tornadoes | Fierce Earth

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

S01E01: Hurricanes | Fierce Earth

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 Alley | Fierce Earth

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

Birmingham tornado | Fierce Earth

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

Tornado shelters | Fierce Earth

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

What is a tornado? | Fierce Earth

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

S01E02: Wildfires | Fierce Earth

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

S02E02: Blizzards | Fierce Earth

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

Tornado experience | Fierce Earth

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

Tracking a tornado | Fierce Earth

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

What is a hurricane? | Fierce Earth

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

Tornado's wind speed | Fierce Earth

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

Hurricane Ike | Fierce Earth

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

Hurricanes and people | Fierce Earth

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.

Monsoon | How Earth Made Us

Iain Stewart investigates what causes monsoons.

Wildfire in Colorado | Fierce Earth

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

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

Escaping a wildfire | Fierce Earth

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

How do wildfires start? | Fierce Earth

Wildfires are mostly started by human carelessness.

What is a wildfire? | Fierce Earth

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

S01E10: Flooding | Fierce Earth

The team investigates what happens when water becomes our enemy. Mike heads to Southampton to learn all about the most important flood rescue...

Flashflood experience | Fierce Earth

Zoe meets a woman who survived a flash flood in Boscastle, Cornwall.

Hailstones | Fierce Earth

Warm air is able to keep ice particles bouncing around and growing in clouds until gravity brings them to earth due to their weight.

Flashflood simulation | Fierce Earth

Leo experiences a flash flood first-hand at a flood safety training centre.

Flooding in the Netherlands | Fierce Earth

Mike learns how the Netherlands deals with the constant threat of flooding due to most of the country being below sea level.

Hovercraft | Fierce Earth

Mike learns how hovercraft are the ideal vehicle to save people trapped in a flood.

Car rescue | Fierce Earth

Zoe gets saved from a flooded car and finds out what it takes from a rescue team to do so safely.

What is flooding? | Fierce Earth

Zoe explains how too much rainfall can lead to flooding.

Thunderstorm tips | Fierce Earth

Clare and Leo get some advice about how to ride out a dangerous thunderstorm and avoid getting hit by lightning.

Dangerous lightning strike | Fierce Earth

Zoe hears about a UK boy who cheated death after being hit by a lightning strike.

Recreating lightning | Fierce Earth

Mike visits a scientific centre that can recreate a lightning bolt.

What is a thunderstorm? | Fierce Earth

Warm moist air rising from the ground is needed for thunderstorms to form.