Synopsis
From drought to violent storms and floods, 2012's weather has given us a lot to talk about. Has it been a freak year or should we prepare for more extreme weather like this in the future?
- Programme: Is Our Weather Getting Worse?
- Channel: Channel 4
- Broadcast year: 2012
- Geography
Licence: ERA Licence required
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
Add Notes
More resources about Extreme weather events

2020 | Britain's Wildest Weather
2020 | Britain's Wildest Weather
Footage of the most extreme weather conditions in the UK over the past year, from the worst floods in a decade and a freak landslide in Fife...

3: Lightning | Dangerous Earth
3: Lightning | Dangerous Earth
Dr Helen Czerski examines the hottest natural phenomenon on the planet - lightning. High-speed cameras show the secrets of upward lightning th...

5: Tornado | Dangerous Earth
5: Tornado | Dangerous Earth
Dr Helen Czerski peers into the heart of the storm to find out how advances in technology are giving new insight into tornadoes - the fastest wi...

Air | World's Weirdest Weather
Air | World's Weirdest Weather
Weatherman Alex Beresford explores the world of weird weather. Using a combination of footage from smart phones and cameras, personal testimon...

Britain's Killer Storms
Britain's Killer Storms
A powerful and moving feature-length drama-documentary telling the story of five major storms that battered the UK throughout 2012.

Britain's Wild Weather | Panorama
Britain's Wild Weather | Panorama
Justin Rowlatt visits communities around Britain battered by this year's extreme weather - unprecedented rainfall, sunshine and sustained h...

Climate change predictions | Panorama
Climate change predictions | Panorama
The MET Office provide a visualisation of how much the planet could warm by the end of the century, if we do not curb our emissions.

Coastal erosion | Panorama
Coastal erosion | Panorama
The erosion of the coastline and destruction of homes by storms.

Coastal Erosion and Storm Surges | Britain's Wildest Weather
Coastal Erosion and Storm Surges | Britain's Wildest Weather
New sandscaped coastal defences were built to protect the low-lying village of Walcott from flooding, but how di...

Coastal erosion at Hallsands causes and effects | Coast
Coastal erosion at Hallsands causes and effects | Coast
An exploration of a coastal village that was completely destroyed by a storm.

Episode 1 | Wildfires 2014: Inside the Inferno
Episode 1 | Wildfires 2014: Inside the Inferno
Kate Humble and Simon Reeve investigate Australia's worst wildfire season in a decade. They explore why wildfires in Australia...

Episode 2 | Wildfires 2014: Inside the Inferno
Episode 2 | Wildfires 2014: Inside the Inferno
Kate Humble and Simon Reeve investigate Australia's worst wildfire season in a decade. Simon and Kate explore why wind is such...

Episode 4 | The Great British Weather
Episode 4 | The Great British Weather
From Stirling Castle in the Scottish countryside, the team looks at some of the most dramatic storms ever seen in the UK and investigat...

Fighting Wildfires: Can Tech Help? | Tech Now
Fighting Wildfires: Can Tech Help? | Tech Now
Wildfires are having an impact across the world, and Alasdair Keane travels to Vancouver to find out how new developments in te...

Flooding in South Yorkshire | Panorama
Flooding in South Yorkshire | Panorama
Justin Rowlatt visits a family who are having to evacuate their house for the second time due to extreme rainfall and flooding.

From Mild to Wild | Britain's Wildest Weather
From Mild to Wild | Britain's Wildest Weather
Meteorologists explain how and why British weather can go from mild to wild, for example Storm Brendan's impact in Slough on 2020.

Lightning Strikes a House | Britain's Wildest Weather
Lightning Strikes a House | Britain's Wildest Weather
In summer 2020, after days of record-breaking heat, a lightning storm rolls into Yorkshire, and lightning strikes a fam...

Lockdown Weather | Britain's Wildest Weather
Lockdown Weather | Britain's Wildest Weather
Experts talk about how lockdown and the lack of cars on the road affected the UK weather in Spring 2020.

MET Office rainfall projections | Panorama
MET Office rainfall projections | Panorama
A visualisation of the MET Office rainfall projections for Britain.

Monsoon | How Earth Made Us
Monsoon | How Earth Made Us
Iain Stewart investigates what causes monsoons.