Dangerous Earth (2016)
S01E03 Lightning
Episode Overview
This series showcases the impact of cutting-edge camera technology in uncovering the mysteries behind Earth’s most breathtaking natural wonders. Dr. Helen Czerski explores incredible new visuals from witnesses, scientists, and filmmakers that are changing our comprehension of these phenomena. In this episode, she delves into one of nature's most intense occurrences: lightning. Striking the Earth more than three million times daily, these bolts are five times hotter than the sun’s surface, yet much about them remains a mystery. Advanced photography techniques reveal how lightning moves through the atmosphere, while high-speed cameras are beginning to decode the upward lightning sparked by urban areas, and scientific teams are documenting rare, massive electrical discharges spanning over 80 kilometers.
