Dödliga katastrofer

Deadly Disasters

Many densely populated cities are built on seismically active fault lines. Using survivor testimony and expert insights, this is an investigation of two catastrophic earthquakes in Haiti and Mexico City.

Vi undersöker två av de mest förödande orkanerna i modern tid: orkanen Katrina, som drabbade Amerikanska golfkusten 2005, och orkanen Maria som träffade Puerto Rico 2017.

Vi fokuserar på den del av världen som har varit ökänd som Tornado Alley - en enorm sträcka i Centrala USA som upplever en ovanligt hög frekvens av starka och våldsamma tornadoer varje år.

In 2004 and 2011, two incredible tsunamis hit South and East Asia. Using survivor testimony and fascinating expert insights, this is an investigation into these two unimaginable modern tragedies.

A look at blizzards all over the world, including a pair of historic blizzards that hit the mid-Atlantic coast of America in 2010, and a shocking storm that struck Central Europe in 2017.

This episode focuses on three disastrous mudslides in California, Venezuela, and in the small Welsh mining village of Aberfan.

Looking at active and dormant volcanoes from Vesuvius in Italy to Ki-lauea in Hawaii. Some of the world's leading volcanologists reveal the deadly secrets of the volcano.

An examination of two of the most blistering heatwaves in recent history, discovering why this extreme weather event is one of Mother Nature's most unrelenting killers.

The world's leading disease researchers provide insights on the outbreaks of Swine Flu and Ebola in places as diverse as West Africa, Hong Kong and Germany.

A look at the worst floods to occur along America's Mississippi River, as well as floods in New York City and from Germany's Elbe River.