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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 chance against a planet killer from space? How quickly do our early warning systems detect danger? What options do we have to defend our planet? And - how prepared are we when the impact is imminent?
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