Hurricane: The Anatomy

This episode explores the search for hurricane scientists' “holy grail”, seeking to understand the dangerous increases in storm power called rapid intensification. As the story develops, we explore what hurricanes are and more.

While humans try to predict the future, the natural world has evolved over millions of years to deal with the strongest storms on earth. Some creatures run, others hide. This episode looks at varying strategies used by plants and animals.

For millennia, hurricanes have threatened the Eastern coast of the USA, the Caribbean, and parts of Latin America. Now, changes to global climate have serious consequences for the future, meaning hurricanes will impact ever further inland.