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Earth's Fury
Also known asAnatomy of Disaster (outside the United States)'
GenreDocumentary
Written byVarious
Narrated byMichael Bell
Theme music composerDeon Vozov
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producerGary R. Benz
ProducerKathleen Phelan
Running time40-50 minutes
Production companyGRB Entertainment
Original release
NetworkTLC
ReleaseFebruary 23, 1997 (1997-02-23) –
November 17, 1998 (1998-11-17)
Related
Anatomy of a Disaster

Earth's Fury (also known as Anatomy of Disaster outside the United States) is a documentary television series that ran on The Learning Channel from 1997 to 1998.

Episodes

Season 1 (1997)

Episode Episode title Original airdate Production code
1"Firestorms"February 23, 1997 (1997-02-23)101
Examine wildfires. Wildfires featured in this episode include the Yellowstone fires of 1988, Oakland firestorm of 1991, 1993 Malibu, California wildfire, 1961 Bel-Air fire and Storm King Mountain (1994) wildfires.
2"Superstorms"February 23, 1997 (1997-02-23)102
Examines storms caused by supercell thunderstorms include tornadoes, microburst, lightning and hailstorms, Storms featured in this episode include the 1991 Andover, Kansas tornado, 1990 Denver hailstorm, 1995 Pampa, Texas tornado, Cass Country, Minnesota tornado in 1991 and the crash of the Delta Air Lines Flight 191.
3"Earthquake!"February 23, 1997 (1997-02-23)103
4"Volcano"April 30, 1997 (1997-04-30)104
5"Urban Infernos"April 28, 1997 (1997-04-28)105
Examines structure fires, oil spills and fires caused by riots, fires featured in this episode include the Happy Land fire, Cocoanut Grove fire, Paxton Hotel fire in Chicago, Texas City explosion, Kuwaiti oil fires during the Gulf War and fires during the 1992 Los Angeles riots
6"Hurricane Force"April 29, 1997 (1997-04-29)106
Examines tropical cyclones (called hurricanes and typhoons), tropical cyclones featured in this episode include Hurricane Hugo, Hurricane Andrew, Hurricane Fran, Hurricane Camille, the 1900 Galveston hurricane, Hurricane Iniki and the 1970 Bhola cyclone.
7"Flood Path"May 1, 1997 (1997-05-01)107
Examines floods and flash floods, floods covered in this episode include the Great Flood of 1993, the collapse of the Teton Dam in Idaho in 1976, 1996-97 Western United States floods, 1996 Quebec floods and floods in the Guadalupe River in 1987.

Season 2 (1998)

Episode Episode title Original airdate Production code
1"El Niño: Climate Chaos"November 16, 1998 (1998-11-16)201
El Niño explained, and the 1997-98 El Niño event and the 1982–83 El Niño event featured.
2"Slide!"October 2, 1998 (1998-10-02)202
Examines landslides and avalanches,
3"Raging Rivers"November 17, 1998 (1998-11-17)203
Examines flash floods for the second time.
4"Super Fire"September 29, 1998 (1998-09-29)204
Examines wildfires for the second time.
5"Ferocious Oceans"September 30, 1998 (1998-09-30)205
Examines ship sinking caused by rogue waves.
6"Colliding Continents"October 1, 1998 (1998-10-01)206

Episode status

The series has been streaming on YouTube.