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S1, EP5 "Fire"Examining a natural phenomenon that is both a friend and a foe to humankind, fire; dangerous and deadly fires are a fact of life, as immutable as the wind, the rain or the seasons.
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"Wind"The devastating power of wind from Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans; the destructive Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar.
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S1, EP6 "Floods"Flash floods in Brazil, the deluge that followed Hurricane Katrina, and the overflow after the Indian Ocean Tsunami of 2015 are all, to some extent, natural phenomena; examining if a changing climate is making them worse and more frequent.
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S1, EP7 "Geological Disasters"Most natural disasters, including volcanoes and earthquakes, are geological disasters; avalanches, landslides, blizzards and heatwaves don't usually cause fatalities in the tens of thousands.
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S1, EP8 "Nuclear and Industrial Disasters"Exploring a range of nuclear disasters and industrial accidents from across the globe.
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S1, EP9 "Disasters at Sea"Exploring sagas of death and misadventure at sea, from the loss of the Titanic -- a supposedly unsinkable luxury liner -- to a routine ferry trip in South Korea that ends with heartbreaking losses.
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S1, EP10 "Disasters in the Air"Behind the scenes stories of major airline and space shuttle disasters.
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S1, EP11 "Road Disasters"Disasters in the air and misfortunes at sea have a large number of fatalities involved; rail journeys can be fraught with disaster.
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S4, EP3 "Gravity: It All Falls Into Place!"From the mysterious megaliths in prehistory to the first hot air balloons and the construction of the Giza pyramid complex, ancestors have always observed and experimented to gain a better understanding of their world.
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S4, EP4 "Viruses and Bacteria: Tiny but Tough"A journey through the key events that have allowed people to better understand the world of microbe.
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S4, EP5 "Plastic: A Toxic Friend?"A journey through the key moments that enabled humanity to discover plastics.
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S4, EP6 "Electromagnetic Waves: Do You Copy?"Long-distance communication, moving stealthily through the dark without being detected, and observation from afar have all become commonplace; at any moment, one can know exactly where one is on the planet.
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S4, EP7 "Energy: A Burning Question"The understanding of energy enables people to send rockets into space; learning what exactly is energy and where it comes from.
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S4, EP8 "Fluid Mechanics: A Source of Inspiration"Running climate simulations on a global scale; learning to control rivers and protect against flooding.
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S4, EP9 "Quantum Physics: A Step Into Unknown"The development of incredible technologies, from the infinitely small to the infinitely large; a journey through the key moments that allow humanity to discover quantum physics.
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S4, EP10 "Chaos Theory: Small Causes, Great Effects"Many natural phenomena are based on the laws of physics; forecasting the weather several days in advance; asking if it is possible to predict everything.