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Dr Nick Middleton of Oxford University investigates some of Britain's most extreme weather conditions, to find out how they are caused and why they are so dangerous
A 50mph blizzard. Windchill of minus 27 degrees. Welcome to the Cairngorms...
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Series 1, Episode 4, Snow
Investigating the snow and weather conditions that lead to avalanches
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The destructive power of lightening - which kills more than 1000 people around the world
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Series 1, Episode 3, Lightning
The origins and frequency of unpredictable and potentially deadly thunderstorms
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Nick Middleton experiences the power of 100mph-plus winds
Series 1, Episode 2, Storms
In the first of four programmes, Nick Middleton investigates the UK's most pressing…
Nick takes his life in his own hands when he steps into a wind tunnel and stands up to…
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