Earth's Fury
Earth's Fury (also known as Anatomy of Disaster outside the United States) is a documentary television series that ran on The Learning Channel from 1997 to 1998.
| Earth's Fury | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Anatomy of Disaster (outside the United States)' |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Written by | Various |
| Narrated by | Michael Bell |
| Theme music composer | Deon Vozov |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Gary R. Benz |
| Producer(s) | Kathleen Phelan |
| Running time | 40-50 minutes |
| Production company(s) | GRB Entertainment |
| Release | |
| Original network | TLC |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Original release | February 23, 1997 – November 17, 1998 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Anatomy of a Disaster |
Episodes
Season 1 (1997)
| Episode | Episode title | Original airdate | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Firestorms" | February 23, 1997 | 101 |
| Examine wildfires. Wildfires featured in this episode include the Yellowstone fires of 1988, Oakland firestorm of 1991, 1993 Malibu, California wildfire, 1961 Bel-Air fire and Storm King Mountain (1994) wildfires. | |||
| 2 | "Superstorms" | February 23, 1997 | 102 |
| Examines storms caused by supercell thunderstorms include tornadoes, microburst, lightning and hailstorms, Storms featured in this episode include the 1991 Andover, Kansas tornado, 1990 Denver hailstorm, 1995 Pampa, Texas tornado, Cass Country, Minnesota tornado in 1991 and the crash of the Delta Air Lines Flight 191. | |||
| 3 | "Earthquake!" | February 23, 1997 | 103 |
| Examines earthquakes, earthquakes featured in this episode include the 1985 Mexico City earthquake, 1906 San Francisco earthquake, 1995 Kobe earthquake, 1994 Northridge earthquake, 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake and 1976 Tangshan earthquake. | |||
| 4 | "Volcano" | April 30, 1997 | 104 |
| Examines volcanoes and lahars, volcanic eruptions covered in this episode include the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo, 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1973 Eldfell eruption in Iceland, Armero tragedy in Colombia, eruptions of Kīlauea and Mauna Loa in Hawaii. | |||
| 5 | "Urban Infernos" | April 28, 1997 | 105 |
| Examines structure fires, oil spills and fires caused by riots, fires featured in this episode include the Happy Land fire, Cocoanut Grove fire, Paxton Hotel fire in Chicago, Texas City explosion, Kuwaiti oil fires during the Gulf War and fires during the 1992 Los Angeles riots | |||
| 6 | "Hurricane Force" | April 29, 1997 | 106 |
| Examines tropical cyclones (called hurricanes and typhoons), tropical cyclones featured in this episode include Hurricane Hugo, Hurricane Andrew, Hurricane Fran, Hurricane Camille, the 1900 Galveston hurricane, Hurricane Iniki and the 1970 Bhola cyclone. | |||
| 7 | "Flood Path" | May 1, 1997 | 107 |
| Examines floods and flash floods, floods covered in this episode include the Great Flood of 1993, the collapse of the Teton Dam in Idaho in 1976, 1996-97 Western United States floods, 1996 Quebec floods and floods in the Guadalupe River in 1987. | |||
Season 2 (1998)
| Episode | Episode title | Original airdate | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "El Niño: Climate Chaos" | November 16, 1998 | 201 |
| El Niño explained, and the 1997-98 El Niño event and the 1982–83 El Niño event featured. | |||
| 2 | "Slide!" | October 2, 1998 | 202 |
| Examines landslides and avalanches, | |||
| 3 | "Raging Rivers" | November 17, 1998 | 203 |
| Examines flash floods for the second time. | |||
| 4 | "Super Fire" | September 29, 1998 | 204 |
| Examines wildfires for the second time. | |||
| 5 | "Ferocious Oceans" | September 30, 1998 | 205 |
| Examines ship sinking caused by rogue waves. | |||
| 6 | "Colliding Continents" | October 1, 1998 | 206 |
| Explains magma eruptions of Mount Etna, Mount Ruapehu, 1997 Umbria and Marche earthquake and lahars from Mount Pinatubo in Bacolor, Pampanga. | |||
Episode status
The series has been streaming on YouTube.
External links
- Earth's Fury on IMDb
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