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Season 1

  • S01E01 Hell's Crust

    • July 19, 1998
    • PBS

    From Iceland to Hawaii, from Italy to Indonesia, view the planet¹s geothermal fury from the eyes of those who have witnessed it up close. Learn the terrifying story of two campers who were caught in the midst of one of the century¹s most destructive natural disasters the eruption of Mt. St. Helens.

  • S01E02 Restless Planet

    • July 19, 1998
    • PBS

    Travel to California, Mexico and Japan in an effort to understand how earthquakes behave and to assess the risks for people living in areas where quakes are likely to strike.

  • S01E03 Out of the Inferno

    • July 20, 1998
    • PBS

    From the vast, swirling mudflows that sweep down from melted mountain glaciers to the boiling pyroclastic ash-clouds that choked the life from ancient Pompeii, examine the terrifying and often unpredictable variety of a volcano¹s moods.

  • S01E04 Waves of Destruction

    • July 20, 1998
    • PBS

    Learn about the phenomenon called tsunami massive earthquake beneath the ocean¹s surface that triggers a series of savage waves.