Why do hurricances spin? | Fierce Earth

Being a storm chaser | Fierce Earth

One of the team "chases storms" following hurricanes around the USA, collecting weather data in a specifically built car.

Birmingham tornado | Fierce Earth

In 2005 a tornado in Birmingham struck a neighbourhood and left it in ruins. Clare meets Nazir who experienced it first hand.

Dangerous lightning strike | Fierce Earth

Zoe hears about a UK boy who cheated death after being hit by a lightning strike.

Escaping a wildfire | Fierce Earth

Using a "human wildfire", the team take advice from the professionals and attempt to escape its encroaching reach.

Experiencing a wildfire | Fierce Earth

Leo goes to a firefighting training centre and experiences in a safe setting the actual heat of a wildfire.

Firefighters uniform | Fierce Earth

Leo details how a firefighters uniform protects people from extreme heat.

Hailstones | Fierce Earth

Warm air is able to keep ice particles bouncing around and growing in clouds until gravity brings them to earth due to their weight.

How do wildfires start? | Fierce Earth

Wildfires are mostly started by human carelessness.

Hurricane Ike | Fierce Earth

How three young kids lives changed forever when Hurricane Ike destroyed their hometown.

Hurricanes and buildings | Fierce Earth

How extreme weather has influenced building design, particularly the building of lighthouses.

Hurricanes and damage | Fierce Earth

A list of some of the most devastating hurricanes and their financial damages.

Hurricanes and people | Fierce Earth

Leo experiences with a wind tunnel what its like to be in a hurricane and gives out some tips if you are caught in one.

Recreating lightning | Fierce Earth

Mike visits a scientific centre that can recreate a lightning bolt.

S1E1: Hurricanes | Fierce Earth

The team encounters the most feared event in weather - the hurricane. Florida-based stormchaser Mike takes us on a wild ride into the eye of ...

S1E2: Wildfires | Fierce Earth

The team investigates wildfires and discovers how they rage all over the world leaving a trail of devastation and destruction. We travel to Co...

S1E3: World's Hottest | Fierce Earth

In this Fierce Earth special, Clare and Leo head to Death Valley in California which is officially the hottest place in the entire world...

S1E6: Thunderstorms | Fierce Earth

At any one time it is estimated that 2000 thunderstorms are happening across the world. The team investigate what makes the thundercloud s...

S1E8: Tornadoes | Fierce Earth

Tornadoes are rare, but there's nothing more frantic or explosive in nature. The team investigates where that awesome power comes from and wha...

S2E10: Leo's Fiercest Moments | Fierce Earth

A very special edition of Fierce Earth, where team adventurer Leo Houlding looks back over his top ten fiercest moments ever. It...

S2E2: Blizzards | Fierce Earth

In this Fierce Earth special, US storm-chaser Mike Theiss travels into the heart of the Boston Blizzard of February 2013. He witnesses first-h...