Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Can gas escaping from the ocean floor turn seawater into weightless foam and swallow giant ships whole? In this episode, we investigate the terrifying geophysics of underwater methane eruptions that instantly obliterate ocean buoyancy, forcing massive vessels to sink perfectly upright like a stone.

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Through harrowing survivor accounts and scientific analysis, Savage Planet uncovers the lethal, often unseen forces of nature that threaten human existence across the globe. From invisible atmospheric hazards like killer fog, severe weather, and turbulence to deadly methane reserves, and sleeping super volcanoes, the series exposes how easily Earth's delicate balance can shatter into catastrophic disaster.

This film was first broadcast: 2002

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