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S1 : E2
TV-G | 48 min | Aired: 03.22.23
Tornadoes - they can appear at anytime, anywhere in the world and devastate entire regions: In most cases, they form within a few short minutes. Scientists are working under high pressure to better the forecasting and warning systems. Can we use modern technology to effectively counter this threat? Is there any chance to detect a tornado early and predict its direction? And what are our chances when a tornado heads straight for our towns and villages?
Asteroids
S1 : E1 | TV-G | 49 min | Aired: 03.22.23
It's just a matter of time until an asteroid sets course for the earth - in the worst case, its impact will release the force of millions of Hiroshima bombs. With today's technology, do we stand a cha...
Tornadoes
S1 : E2 | TV-G | 48 min | Aired: 03.22.23
Tornadoes - they can appear at anytime, anywhere in the world and devastate entire regions: In most cases, they form within a few short minutes. Scientists are working under high pressure to better th...
Volcanoes
S1 : E3 | TV-G | 49 min | Aired: 03.22.23
Things are bubbling beneath our feet: One-thousand five-hundred active volcanoes could erupt at any time. Our chance to prevent such disasters in the future: seismometers, supercomputers, satellites a...
Melting Ice
S1 : E4 | TV-G | 49 min | Aired: 03.22.23
In the last hundred years alone, average temperatures have risen by one-point-two degrees Celsius. With catastrophic consequences: Mountain glaciers, permafrost and Arctic Sea ice are rapidly melting...
Rise Of The Sea Level
S1 : E5 | TV-G | 48 min | Aired: 03.22.23
Water one of the most important resources in the world. But due to sea level rise an increasing threat to humanity. What natural disasters await us as a result? How can we protect our coastlines worl...
Solar Flares
S1 : E6 | TV-G | 48 min | Aired: 03.22.23
The world is in constant danger. The reason: the sun. It's only a matter of time until the sun shoots a superstorm which is heading towards Earth. Our only chance to prepare for the next impact: Obser...
Facing Forces of Nature pits cutting-edge engineering against the world's deadliest natural disasters-from volcanoes to tornadoes and asteroids.
Dr. Alexander Bradley, Dr. Steffi Burchardt, Prof. Ingo Muller-Wodarg
Joachim Förster, Laura Fischbach, Klaus Proff, Thilo Roff