Savage Skies

Season 1

1996 · 4 episodes

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Fire and Rain

   6 May 1996

   This episode provides a lyrical if sobering look at rain and clouds, including interviews with survivors of flash floods that struck Lynmouth, England, in 1952 and Big Thompson Canyon, Colo., in 1976.

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   2. Riders on the Storm

   6 May 1996

   This episode explores the staggering power of tornadoes and lightning - and travels with “storm chasers” on the hunt for a tornado.

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   3. Monsters of the Deep

   7 May 1996

   This episode starts with the ocean, then introduces its ferocious offspring, hurricanes. Of particular interest: Hurricane Andrew, which struck several Miami suburbs with full force in 1992.

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   4. The Winter’s Tale

   7 May 1996

   This episode poses the question, What is snow?, as well as visiting the residents of Oimyakon, the world’s coldest inhabited village, a Siberian settlement where pens won’t write (the ink freezes solid) and milk is sold in frozen blocks.