Episode – 1660 : The Worst Day in Human History: January 23, 1556 Podcast Transcript Humanity has seen a lot of bad things throughout its history. There have been horrific […]
Episode – 1558 : Rogue Waves
Episode – 1558 : Rogue Waves Podcast Transcript For centuries, sailors told tales of gigantic waves that they encountered at sea, and for centuries, scientists didn’t believe them. However, over […]
Episode – 1518 : Questions and Answers: Volume 22
Episode – 1518 : Questions and Answers: Volume 22 Podcast Transcript Thirty days hath September, and on 29 of those days, I’ll run normal episodes.But for one day, I will […]
Episode – 1476 : The Geography of Mexico
Episode – 1476 : The Geography of Mexico Podcast Transcript Just south of the United States and north of Guatemala is Mexico, a fact which I’m sure all of you […]
Episode – 1352 : Krakatoa
Episode – 1352 : Krakatoa Podcast Transcript On the morning of August 27, 1883, one of the most destructive natural disasters of the 19th century occurred between the islands of […]
Episode – 1264 : Snow
Episode – 1264 : Snow Podcast Transcript If you live anywhere away from tropical latitudes, you might have experienced snow. In fact, depending on where you live, you might have […]
Episode – 1118 : Mount Fuji
Episode – 1118 : Mount Fuji Podcast Transcript Located on the island of Honshu, in the middle of the Japanese archipelago, lies one of the most important and iconic places […]
Episode – 1085 : The Toba Eruption
Episode – 1085 : The Toba Eruption Podcast Transcript 74,000 years ago, the Earth suffered the greatest natural disaster that it has seen in the last several million years. A […]
Episode – 1047 : Mount St. Helens
Episode – 1047 : Mount St. Helens Podcast Transcript On May 18, 1980, one of the most violent and cataclysmic natural disasters of the modern era took place. Mount St. […]
Episode – 0988 : The 1964 Alaska Earthquake
Episode – 0988 : The 1964 Alaska Earthquake Podcast Transcript On March 27th, 1964, the second-greatest earthquake in recorded history struck the state of Alaska. It was an absolute monster […]
Episode – 0943 : 536: The Worst Year in History
Episode – 0943 : 536: The Worst Year in History Podcast Transcript There have been many really bad years in world history. There have been World Wars, the Black Death, […]
Episode – 0940 : All About Volcanoes
Episode – 0940 : All About Volcanoes Podcast Transcript Volcanoes are some of the most fearsome things in nature. They are responsible for the largest explosions ever known. They have […]
Episode – 0919 : The Destruction and Rediscovery of Pompeii
Episode – 0919 : The Destruction and Rediscovery of Pompeii Podcast Transcript In the year 79, Mount Vesuvius, a volcano located east of the modern-day city of Naples, erupted. Vesuvius […]
Episode – 0918 : Limnic Eruptions: The Rarest Natural Disaster
Episode – 0918 : Limnic Eruptions: The Rarest Natural Disaster Podcast Transcript Early in the morning of August 21, 1986, in a valley near Lake Nyos, Cameroon, something horrible happened. […]
Episode – 0874 : Weather Forecasting
Episode – 0874 : Weather Forecasting Podcast Transcript Almost every day, you might check the weather forecast to see what the temperature will be like in the near future or […]
Episode – 0818 : Hurricanes and Typhoons
Episode – 0818 : Hurricanes and Typhoons Podcast Transcript Every year parts of the planet are hit by devastating typhoons and hurricanes. They can cause billions of dollars of damage […]
Episode – 0710 : TORNADOES!
Episode – 0710 : TORNADOES! Podcast Transcript Over 2,000 times a year, all over the world, a meteorological phenomenon strikes the Earth with devastating consequences. They can strike without warning […]
Episode – 0565 : The 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai Eruption
Episode – 0565 : The 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai Eruption Podcast Transcript On January 15, 2022, one of the biggest geologic events in the last 30 years occurred. The Hunga […]
Episode – 0530 : Tsunamis
Episode – 0530 : Tsunamis Podcast Transcript They are some of the most devastating natural disasters on Earth. They can strike without warning, or sometimes you might have several hours’ […]
Episode – 0393 : The Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755
Episode – 0393 : The Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755 Podcast Transcript On the morning of November 1, 1755, the citizens of Lisbon, Portugal set out to go to church […]