Topics: Earth and Space Sciences

Feel the Fury! Get ready to take cover when you see nature go "Force Five".

Feel the Fury of extreme weather! Using actual footage and NASA – based images, this shows the cause and formation of extreme weather features like hurricanes (cyclones) and tornados (whilly – whillies). It explains how knowledge and technology are improving the forecasting and saving of lives. The film shows the Mother of all Solar Storms, with the power of a billion hydrogen bombs, and its effects on Earth.

The show begins by stepping back in time to 1900, when the great hurricane swept through Galveston, killing over 6,000 men, women, and children in one night of terror. Homes collapsed under the incredible force of torrential winds, powerful rain and rising water.