Raging Planet is an American documentary television series that focuses on natural disasters. It originally aired in 1997 and 2009 on the Discovery Channel and had reruns on the Science Channel.
Summary The show focuses on natural disasters, including tornadoes, hurricanes, avalanches, lightning, fires, volcanoes, earthquakes, and blizzards. It features videos taken during disasters, computer-generated imagery effects, and reenactments. Rescue workers, scientists, and survivors are interviewed. Season 2 was produced in 2008–2009 in HD format from locations around the world. Transmitted in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally in 2009 on the Discovery Channel, the series was directed by Mark Westcott, Alex Williamson, Susannah Ward, and Martin Gorst and was produced by Pioneer TV.
Episodes Season 1 (1997) The first season was produced in 1997, and it has 10 episodes.
No. in Series No. in Season Title Original U.S. air date 1 1 "Avalanche" October 10, 1997 2 2 "Blizzard" October 17, 1997 3 3 "Earthquake" October 24, 1997 4 4 "Fire" October 31, 1997 5 5 "Flood" November 7, 1997 6 6 "Hurricane" November 14, 1997 7 7 "Lightning" November 21, 1997 8 8 "Tidal Wave" November 28, 1997 9 9 "Tornado" December 5, 1997 10 10 "Volcano" December 12, 1997
Season 2 (2009) The second season was produced in 2009 in HD format, and it has eight episodes.
No. in Series No. in Season Title Original U.S. air date 11 1 "Tornado" August 9, 2009 12 2 "Lightning" August 9, 2009 13 3 "Flood" August 16, 2009 14 4 "Hurricane" August 16, 2009 15 5 "Blizzard" September 27, 2009 16 6 "Volcano" September 27, 2009 17 7 "Avalanche" October 4, 2009 18 8 "Sea Storm" October 4, 2009
References
External links Video clips at Discovery.com