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WITNESS THE AWESOME FORCES OF NATURE THIS <MONTH> AS DISCOVERY CHANNEL TAKES YOU INTO THE HEART OF OUR RAGING PLANET
This <month>, Discovery Channel reveals the awe-inspiring magnitude of nature’s fury in RAGING PLANET. From the massive floods and surge caused by Hurricane Katrina in the US to the lightning storms of the African plains, RAGING PLANET captures the beauty and destructive elements of Mother Nature at work. The eight-part series premieres every <day> at <time>, starting <date>. Encores <day, time>.
RAGING PLANET shows nature at its wildest and most furious with footage from all over the world. Filmed with cutting edge technology, each episode of RAGING PLANET examines a different extreme weather condition and shows the sheer force of events such as massive floods, killer avalanches, deadly volcanoes, powerful twisters and violent hurricanes. Special effects and stunning recreations depict some of the world’s most famous volcanic eruptions, avalanches and sea storms in amazing detail.
Get up-close to the destructive powers of nature and experience the speed of a twister, the power of a hurricane, and the explosive punch of a volcano on RAGING PLANET.
RAGING PLANET episode descriptions:
Flood
Witness the destructive power of water when floods strike without warning. See it all up-close, from the overwhelming storm surge of Hurricane Katrina to the destructive landslides in Venezuela to the misery caused by the Mississippi River floods.
Volcano
Special effects take you inside some of the world's most famous volcano eruptions. Watch spectacular new footage of lava rivers, superheated flying rocks, torrents of boiling ash and lethal mudflows. Merging remarkable human stories and the latest scientific innovations with spectacular new footage, it's a treacherous journey to the most fiery and most dangerous places on Earth.
Lightning
Witness the beauty and destruction of the biggest light show on Earth. State-of-the-art high-speed cameras capture lightning for the first time, on a journey from the US to Venezuela and equatorial Africa.
Avalanche
Witness the devastating power of an avalanche, from cameras placed directly in the path of descending snow. Stunning special effects recreate the unimaginable horror of the worst avalanche disaster in US history.
Blizzard
Take a journey into the heart of the planet's most furious snowstorms, and feel what it's like to try to survive the sub-freezing temperatures, howling winds, and blinding snowfalls.
Sea storm
Every trip on the Earth's oceans is a potential battle with nature. Witness the awesome forces that can punch a giant hole in a supertanker, capsize any size ship, and leave you fighting for your life on the open seas, thousands of miles from help.
Tornado
Witness the awesome beauty and power of these amazing storms. See the most spectacular footage of twisters ever shot, along with the stories of people whose lives have changed forever after encountering these mega-storms.
Hurricane
Experience the dramatic power and destructive potential of the largest storms on Earth. Go on a breathtaking journey around our planet to the most hurricane prone regions on Earth: from the spectacular Atlantic islands of Cape Verde, where 80% of US hurricanes are born, to the devastation of the most infamous hurricane in living memory, Katrina.
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Discovery Channel, the flagship network of Discovery Communications, is devoted to creating the highest quality non-fiction programming in the world and remains one of the most dynamic networks on television. First launched in 1985, Discovery Channel now reaches more than 165 million households in Asia-Pacific. Globally, Discovery Channel is one of the world’s most widely distributed television brands, reaching 371 million households in 175 countries in 35 languages. It offers viewers an engaging line-up of high-quality non-fiction entertainment from blue-chip nature, science and technology, ancient and contemporary history, adventure, cultural and topical documentaries. For more information, visit www.discoverychannelasia.com.
About Discovery Communications
Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) is the world’s number one nonfiction media company reaching more than 1.5 billion cumulative subscribers in over 170 countries. Discovery empowers people to explore their world and satisfy their curiosity through 100-plus worldwide networks, led by Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, Discovery Science and Discovery HD, as well as leading consumer and educational products and services, and a diversified portfolio of digital media services including HowStuffWorks.com. In Asia-Pacific, seven Discovery brands reach 459 million cumulative subscribers in 32 countries with programming customized in 10 languages.