A horrifying tornado rips through Missouri, wiping out 200 houses a minute. Elsewhere, one man's underwater debacle results in a remarkable rescue. A look at eyewitness footage that shows the moment a flash flood pummels through Braunsbach, Germany, where it decimates a hotel.
Eyewitness footage captures the moment a tornado tears through the town of Moore, Oklahoma, destroying two schools with the pupils still inside. A tornado tears through an Oklahoma town, a parachutist finds himself at the mercy of a freak wind, and flash floods are shown at their most dangerous.
A holiday cruise ship sails into a hurricane terrifying 4000 passengers as their cabins are plunged underwater. A hurricane at sea plunges 4,000 cruise passengers into panic. Beset by a powerful storm, a herd of pregnant cows is driven into the Irish Sea.
Hurricane Patricia lands in Mexico, sending tourists fleeing for their lives. An English summer fair is beset by a tornado, sending a bouncy castle sky high. Cameras capture Hurricane Patricia's rampage as she tears apart a Mexican holiday resort. Plus, a bouncy castle is flung into the air by a tornado.
Everest base camp is wiped out after a massive Nepal earthquake triggers a deadly avalanche, causing mudslides to bury the whole village. Flash floods leave a pregnant woman stranded with her two children, and a tornado destroys a family barbecue.
An inferno tears through South Australia, threatening homes and livestock and backpackers are stranded off the coast of Panama. One of the deadliest hurricanes in US history, Katrina not only killed more than 1,000 people, but also left some 50,000 stranded.
The strongest hurricane to ever hit the Western Hemisphere crashes into Mexico, a tornado tosses trucks in Texas, a female driver is rescued from the Louisiana floods, and a plague of locusts visits Madagascar.
Vehicles flee an enormous tornado as it crosses a highway outside El Reno, Oklahoma; a big wave surfer narrowly escapes death; a dust storm interrupts a wedding.
A freak winter tornado in Illinois sees a man narrowly escape being crushed by his own house. A glacier falls in Greenland, releasing a wave resembling a tsunami.
Thailand experiences a fatal tsunami on Boxing Day 2004, with more than 250,000 casualties. Plus, another Boxing Day devastation comes in the form of a tornado in a Texas town.
In Japan's biggest national disaster since World War II, onlookers attempt to outrun a tsunami, even as the monstrous wave washes away entire towns.
A tsunami crashes on the coast of Chili, softball-sized hailstones smash windows in Texas, and Hurricane Matthew devastates Haiti. Plus the so-called 'morning glory clouds'.
A record breaking twister rips through the city of Tuscaloosa. A couple of students have a terrifying close encounter and the city hospital is swamped by hundreds of casualties.
Hurricane Harvey, the most powerful hurricane in a decade to strike the United States, rips a coastal town apart and dumps a once-in-a-thousand-years rainfall that drowns Houston.
Two devastating earthquakes hit Mexico in quick succession, and an Aussie storm chaser becomes trapped in the middle of the most powerful tornado ever recorded in El Reno, Oklahoma.
A rare tornado decimates a small town in rural Uruguay, snaring a man in his car and obliterating a huge warehouse. Meanwhile a thrill seeker fulfils his ambition.
The Cape in South Africa is struck by a devastating two-pronged attack of a violent storm and catastrophic wildfires that overwhelm the emergency services.
A student chronicles 2017's Hurricane Maria as it decimates Puerto Rico. A hailstorm destroys a Dallas family home. A wilderness hiker clings on for dear life in a flash flood.
North California is besieged by a spate of raging wildfires. In Costa Rica, a tourist pleasure boat capsizes and in North Carolina, a tornado hits a superstore packed with shoppers.
Devastating mudflows flatten the Californian coastal community of Montecito; a sudden flash flood sweeps up an inexperienced kayaker in South Africa.
A bomb cyclone detonates across northeast America, snaring an elderly Michigan couple in a mass freeway pile-up. A hiker loses her nerve high on Ben Nevis.
Tennessee's Great Smoky Mountains live up to their name as America's most popular national park goes up in flames. Meanwhile a mega typhoon pulverises Macao.
The worst earthquake in almost a century strikes Ecuador. Meanwhile, Indiana suffers one of its worst ever tragedies as a storm blows down the main stage during a festival.
Irma, a category five hurricane, devastates the Caribbean. In Fiji, a carer battles catastrophic floods to reach children at an orphanage.
Heatwave Lucifer burns though Europe, triggering some of the worst wildfires in Portugal's history, while a Mojave mudslide traps motorists in a raging torrent of sludge.
A record-breaking cyclone wrecks South Pacific islands, a cruise ship becomes stranded in a storm, and two friends get caught in a deadly avalanche.
Hurricane Florence brings biblical flooding to North Carolina, a magnitude seven earthquake rocks the residents of Anchorage, Alaska, and a surfer crashes in Nazare's colossal waves.
Horrific wildfires devastate the seaside village of Mati in Greece, as a resident is trapped by the raging flames. A Colorado zoo is struck by monster hail.
Hurricane Michael rips across the Florida panhandle, trapping a storm chaser; the UK coast guard battles gale force winds to save fishermen stranded on the hull of their capsized trawler; an adventurer suffers extreme heat stroke in the Gobi desert.
As the deadliest wildfire in Californian history tears across the state, one man battles the flames in a bid to save his home; a tornado tears apart a woman's home in Arkansas; in Uruguay, a helicopter rescue team tries to reach a trapped canoeist.
A terrifying tornado traps pupils and teachers in an Indiana school, wildfires rip across the moors in the north of England, a landslide hits hikers in Argentina, and in Africa a man is on a mission to descend into a volcano.
A deadly volcanic eruption in Guatemala unleashes a searing hot mass of ash, lava and toxic fumes; an Arkansas woman traveling home is terrorized by a powerful tornado; in the U.K., a routine training exercise becomes a daring rescue mission.
Flash floods tear through Maryland in the US, a couple get stranded in a Himalayan blizzard, and a boat race is besieged by a rare weather phenomenon.
Hurricane Sandy whips up wild waves in the Atlantic, prompting a rescue mission by the U.S. Coast Guard; cavers in California get caught out by flash floods; wild winds cause a crash for hot air balloonists; residents narrowly escape a landslide.
A twister outbreak in Texas leaves a storm chaser trapped; in Florida, dangerous riptides drag swimmers out to sea; a sudden storm hits a holiday resort in Greece; a giant wave crashes through a restaurant in Italy.
The LA Fire Department battle to rescue residents trapped by the flames in California; the biggest twister to hit the US for 60 years rips apart Joplin, Missouri; in Antarctica, a husband and wife brave extreme elements to set a new record.
Queensland Australia is shaken by the most devastating flood in its history; in Kansas, two storm chasers track a terrifying twister; a base jumper gets stranded in freezing temperatures in Iceland; a destructive hail storm pummels Texas.
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano violently erupts; Good Samaritans in Texas rescue care home residents trapped in Hurricane Harvey's deadly flood waters; in England a paddle boarder battles high winds and treacherous tides.
The Bahamas get pounded by 200mph winds during category five Hurricane Dorian - the most intense cyclone the country has ever seen; in Arizona, flash flooding sweeps a couple away resulting in a heart-stopping rescue.
Wildfires rip through Victoria, Australia. In Texas, a skydiving training session ends in disaster when there's a major mid-air collision at 30,000 feet.
In Arkansas, two storm chasers help warn people that a tornado is barrelling towards them, wreaking havoc on downtown Jonesboro and leaving a trail of destruction. In Idaho, a daredevil adventurer decides to swim beneath a frozen lake.
In Australia, the worst bushfires in recent history attack multiple towns - overwhelming firefighters and trapping tourists; The Philippines is usually resilient to natural disasters, but a 6.4 magnitude earthquake catches everyone off-guard.
In Tennessee, a violent tornado touches down in downtown Nashville - interrupting a live news broadcast and raking through the city; at the Hamma Hamma Falls, a kayaker races to rescue his friend from a terrifying ordeal.
In New Zealand, the White Island volcano erupts with deadly consequences; a major storm pounds the city of Perth, triggering flash flooding, hail and a near-fatal road accident when a tree is blown on top of a driver.
In Australia, bushfires sweep across Kangaroo Island; a pair of tornado chasers and a lucky tourist pursue a storm in Kansas; a pair of sailors face a cyclone.
In the Grand Canyon, a massive microburst causes a dangerous deluge of mud and rocks to barrel down on a group of kayakers – leaving them in need of urgent medical assistance. In Iowa, a rare derecho storm – similar to an inland hurricane – is caught on camera. A snowboarder in Utah is left in agony after an off-piste adventure goes wrong. In a suburban Californian community, wild fires leave families fleeing for their lives.
In Nepal, heavy snow creates a treacherous situation for trekkers in the Himalayan mountains, when an earthquake triggered avalanche sweeps into a busy base camp. In Pennsylvania, good Samaritans rush to save three children trapped inside a semi-submerged car.
Police officers form a human chain as they attempt the dramatic rescue of a family of four during Tropical Storm Imelda, which unleashed record-breaking floods on Texas. A hike goes horribly wrong in Hawaii, when a sightseer slips.
In the Philippines, the Taal volcano violently erupts, blasting ash and spewing debris over nearby towns and villages. In Queensland, Australia, a freak hail storm unleashes a destructive assault on residents. In British Columbia, a snowmobile rider narrowly escapes death.
In Texas and Mexico, the first Atlantic hurricane of the season makes landfall, creating dangerous flooding and widespread destruction. A tornado outbreak unleashes carnage on Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana. In Utah, a brushfire threatens to engulf drivers as flames lick the freeway.
A daring Swedish skier captures the horrifying moment he is buried alive by a tsunami of snow in Verbier, Switzerland. In California, blazing bushfires tear through communities and a good Samaritan in Sacramento saves panicked drivers as flames take over the freeway.
Houses collapse and lives are devastated as 150mph winds from Hurricane Ida rage through Louisiana. In California, a huge wildfire threatens to engulf a ranch.
An earthquake in Izmir, Turkey, sets off a terrible chain of events as a young girl is trapped under rubble. In Oregon, America, a wildfire threatens a family home.
Eighty-five days of volcano eruptions in La Palma are followed by rivers of molten lava that wipe out homes. In Italy, a freak hailstorm generates boulders of ice.
In Barrie, Ontario, a tornado rips through a construction site trapping a worker inside a portacabin. In Nepal, a party in the mountains face a huge avalanche.
In the US, a man and his dog dive into the basement as a tornado takes out a town in New Jersey. In Australia, a brand-new home is surrounded by fire.
The worst flooding in central Europe washes people down the street in Austria, sends rivers through houses in Belgium and leaves families stranded on rooftops.
In the US, holiday makers are trapped in water, surrounded by wildfire. A solo kayaker takes on storms as he tries to paddle the Pacific from California to Hawaii.
A family trek to safety after being cut off by raging flood water in the Australian bush. A woman falls through the ice trying to save her dog in Wisconsin.
Late snow leaves a Colorado town vulnerable as a wildfire rips through homes fanned by 100mph winds. In Alabama, 40 twisters hit the state across two days.
In the Philippines, Typhoon Rai rips through the islands, destroying communities. A snowboarder gets lost in Montana and is forced to hide from bears at night.
In Tonga, an underground volcano erupts at sea causing a tsunami that wipes out homes. In America, a giant tornado rips through four southern states in one night.
Hurricane Ida unleashes terror in New York City, leaving families trapped in flooded basement. A lakeside resort turns into a pool of flames as wildfires engulf Northern California and an adventurer braves winter storms and hungry wolves in the Canadian Artic.
House-decimating floods in British Columbia; speeding away from a lethal cliff collapse with boaters vacationing in Brazil; two men ditch their car during a hurricane; an Oregon farm razed by a wildfire.
Devastating earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria, toppling buildings and trapping residents.
Extreme temperatures fuel wildfires on England's east coast, leaving rescue teams overrun.
British travellers flee a ferocious wildfire on the Greek island of Rhodes.
A devastating typhoon in the Philippines destroys communities, leaving millions homeless.
Record-breaking Hurricane Otis devastates holiday hotspot Acapulco on Mexico's coast.
Ferocious winds fuel fire in LA, while a historic hurricane hits Florida.
Severe floods prompt dramatic rescues in North Carolina, and a rare storm batters Houston.
Hurricane Milton unleashes deadly tornadoes across Florida as winds fuel fires in Maui.
Florida faces the fury of Hurricane Ian as it hammers the coast.
One of the strongest storms on record to hit Florida hurtles toward the U.S.
A devastating hurricane hits the Caribbean island of Carriacou, wiping out infrastructure.
Northen Italy is hit by severe floods as six months' worth of rain falls in 36 hours.
A historic flood devastates Valencia as a year's worth of rain falls in eight hours.
