Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
"Miracle houses” often go viral after hurricanes, floods, or wildfires, as they are left intact while others fail. This is the secret behind their survival.
#PlanetA #hazards #resilientconstruction
Credits:
Reporter: Julia Merk
Video Editor: Frederik Willmann
Supervising Editor: Kiyo Dörrer, Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann
Fact Check: Jeannette Cwienk
Thumbnail: Em Chabridon
Thanks to Rachel Sitcharon and Matt Oblinsky for background interviews.
Read more:
Hurricanes: Ranking of building codes and enforcement in coastal states
ibhs.org/ibhs-news-releases/ibhs-ranks-hurricane-coast-states-on-building-code-adoption-enforcement
How land use planning can help reduce wildfire risk for homes and communities
headwaterseconomics.org/natural-hazards/land-use-planning-wildfire
Floating houses in Agusan Marsh, Philippines
archscience.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/183-197-Sitcharon-Malaque.pdf
Netherlands: Rotterdam Resilience Strategy
resilientcitiesnetwork.org/downloadable_resources/Network/Rotterdam-Resilience-Strategy-English.pdf
Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:35 Hurricanes: How houses can cope with strong winds
03:34 The cost of resilience
04:37 Wildfires: The home that survived the LA fires
06:35 Why protecting one house is not enough
08:00 Flooding: How to rise above it
10:38 The limits of amphibious homes
11:10 Conclusion
We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. We'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess.
Follow Planet A on TikTok: tiktok.com/@dw_planet
"Miracle houses” often go viral after hurricanes, floods, or wildfires, as they are left intact while others fail. This is the secret behind their survival.
#PlanetA #hazards #resilientconstruction
Credits:
Reporter: Julia Merk
Video Editor: Frederik Willmann
Supervising Editor: Kiyo Dörrer, Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann
Fact Check: Jeannette Cwienk
Thumbnail: Em Chabridon
Thanks to Rachel Sitcharon and Matt Oblinsky for background interviews.
Read more:
Hurricanes: Ranking of building codes and enforcement in coastal states
ibhs.org/ibhs-news-releases/ibhs-ranks-hurricane-coast-states-on-building-code-adoption-enforcement
How land use planning can help reduce wildfire risk for homes and communities
headwaterseconomics.org/natural-hazards/land-use-planning-wildfire
Floating houses in Agusan Marsh, Philippines
archscience.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/183-197-Sitcharon-Malaque.pdf
Netherlands: Rotterdam Resilience Strategy
resilientcitiesnetwork.org/downloadable_resources/Network/Rotterdam-Resilience-Strategy-English.pdf
Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:35 Hurricanes: How houses can cope with strong winds
03:34 The cost of resilience
04:37 Wildfires: The home that survived the LA fires
06:35 Why protecting one house is not enough
08:00 Flooding: How to rise above it
10:38 The limits of amphibious homes
11:10 Conclusion
We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. We'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess.
Follow Planet A on TikTok: tiktok.com/@dw_planet
