Documentary

10 Things You Didn't Know About...

Iain Stewart reveals some surprising facts about the world's most destructive and spectacular natural phenomena, from earthquakes and tsunamis to avalanches and volcanoes.

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Status

Ended

Original Name

10 Things You Didn't Know About...

First Air Date

January 13, 2008

Last Air Date

January 27, 2008

Seasons

1

Episodes

4

Language

English

Production Companies

BBC Scotland

Networks

BBC Four

Avalanches
S01E03

Avalanches

Iain Stewart travels across mountain ranges and glaciers to reveal ten remarkable stories about avalanches. Over a million avalanches happen throughout the world each year, and yet we know more about the surface of the moon than we do about the chaotic turbulence inside an avalanche. Scientists have had to put themselves right inside a raging avalanche to find out more.

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